Fertiliser chaos triggered by Gulf conflict could send prices soaring and leave millions facing devastating hunger, writes DYLAN MURPHY
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The disgrace of the building safety crisis – and what it says about those in charge
Under current government policy, dangerous cladding removal resources are likely to be prioritised for private housing, with social housing residents forced to wait, writes MATT WRACK
People release balloons at the Grenfell Memorial Community Mosaic at the base of the tower block in London
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
Washington’s response to a downed jet shows a superpower still reaching for overwhelming force even as its wars repeatedly fail, says NICK WRIGHT
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
Argentinians commemorated the 50th anniversary of the military dictatorship that left 30,000 people killed or ‘disappeared.’ BERT SCHOUWENBURG reports
In Voices of Scotland YANA PETTICREW looks at the crippling deterioration of working-class art provision and support
THE Grenfell Tower disaster exposed the appalling situation facing hundreds of thousands of people in relation to building safety in Britain.
While the British government can launch drone strikes in countries thousands of miles away, it cannot ensure the safety of British citizens sleeping in their own homes.
In the Fire Brigades Union we have called Grenfell an atrocity and that remains an accurate description of what happened.
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