Councillor SAM WHEELER says there’s a tangible shift in mood on the left in the city whose mayor has recently become PM — but there’s no room for complacency
A pattern of extremes – from drought to floods
While the dry period has receded in Britain after a rainy spring, much of Europe remains parched, reports HANNAH CLOKE
Low water levels at Cantref Reservoir in Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, in September 2022
Communist Party leaders Alex Gordon and Lorraine Douglas deliver vital medicines in trip to besieged socialist island
TUC Cymru is playing a leading role in tackling far-right ideas in the workplace, says LAURA DOEL
A New Delhi press conference in which Sheikh Hasina and her son implied the new order in Bangladesh is a security threat to India has sparked fears she is planning a comeback. SIAM SAROWER JAMIL reports on the fallout
Two months of student unrest have forced out India’s education minister and rattled the BJP regime. Could this be the beginning of the end for Modi, asks Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA BABY
MAT COWARD says the heatwave is a testing time for gardeners — but he has some tips
BE CAREFUL what you wish for. Britain’s seesaw rainfall patterns that began last winter have continued, with an on-off pattern of dry and then wet months for many areas.
In the south of England, last year’s drought was still affecting parts of Britain in early December, with stores of water in reservoirs and groundwater lower than usual.
Seemingly endless rain followed over Christmas and January, before one of the driest Februaries on record led to renewed warnings of drought.
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