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Acre street scene
Features / 17 May 2026
17 May 2026

Election of a new leadership at Hadash’s convention signals a renewed effort to forge a broad Arab-Jewish alliance in Israel, says AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN

Blue plaque
Features / 17 May 2026
17 May 2026

HENRY FOWLER, national co-ordinator for General Strike 100, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations by joining campaigners and trade unionists in Brighton for the unveiling of a new blue plaque and a full day of commemorative events marking the centenary of the ‘Battle of Lewes Road’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to a police station in Lambeth, south London, May 15, 2026
Politics / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

If Labour continues to abandon the promise of economic hope and security, Reform will keep filling the vacuum in communities once considered its heartlands, argues IAN LAVERY MP

FBU general secretary Steve Wright
Politics / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

The FBU leader speaks to Ben Chacko about cuts, collapsing Starmerism and confronting the far right

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, during a meeting with English regional mayors, at No 10 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, July 9, 2024
Eyes Left / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

The collapse of Streeting’s leadership challenge and an opening for Burnham’s potential path back to Parliament have accelerated the battle over what – if anything – Labour still stands for, writes ANDREW MURRAY

Salty fingers / Pics (L to R) Mat Coward; Melburnian/CC
Gardening / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

Salty fingers are a MAT COWARD staple and he believes they might be yours too

FW Pomeroy's Statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey, London
Lawman / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the relationship between law and the humanities

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a state dinner with President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026, in Beijing
Features / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

Beijing’s latest response to Washington’s economic coercion suggests major powers are no longer willing to play by Western rules, says CARLOS MARTINEZ

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
Features / 16 May 2026
16 May 2026

As debate grows inside the labour movement over how to respond to Reform UK, DIANE ABBOTT argues that silence on racism is politically disastrous

CALL FOR ACTION: (L to R) Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir; NUJ members (L to R) Mariam Elsayeh, Pennie Quinton and Mike Holderness, speak to the media prior to delivering a letter to 10 Downing Street, over the killing journalists in Gaza, August 2025 / Pic (L): Shai Kandel/CC
Features / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

ANDREW DRAPER reports on the deliberate targeting and torture of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli state

27/02/25 of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) and British ambassador to the United States Lord Peter Mandelson
Lobbying / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

Transparency records reveal senior trade officials held dinners and strategy meetings with the notorious lobbying firm even as controversy over its Epstein links deepened, says SOLOMON HUGHES

NO LONGER FRINGE: Labour candidate Caroline Woodley (right) shakes hands with Green Party candidate Zoe Garbett is elected mayor of London Borough of Hackney, Friday May 8 2026
Features / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

KEITH FLETT looks at a post-election London