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Borderlands: A Country Diary / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON

The World Cup trophy is shown during the opening ceremony of the International Broadcast Center, June 1, 2026, in Dallas
Industrial / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

Unite Here members in the US are taking action against Trump’s vicious Ice agents during football’s biggest tournament, reports MARK GRUENBERG

Martines
Opinion / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

CAYENNA PONCHIONE-BAILEY celebrates a new recording of all the surviving works of a great female composer and equal of Mozart

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Borderlands: A Country Diary / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON

CENESEX (National Center for Sex Education) activist Naomi Ramirez casts her vote in the Family Code referendum, September 2022 / Pic: Courtesy of Speakeasy Pictures
Features / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world

People traverse a street in Havana, May 25, 2026
Features / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD

Enrico Berlinguer
Eyes Wright / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left

A man crosses a street in Havana, May 25, 2026
Features / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak

L-R: MK Aida Touma Sliman of Hadash, MK Ofer Cassif of Hadash, MK Samir Ben Said of the Ta'al party
Features / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right

Iran's players work out during a training session, in Antalya, southern Turkey, June 2, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament
Men’s football / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

Players stress importance of unity and describe how war affects their preparations for the tournament

Water bottles are thrown onto the pitch during the FIFA World Cup Group G match at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, December 2, 2022
Men’s football / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

Free Lions fan group accuses governing body of prioritising profit over supporter safety

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Attila the Stockbroker Diary / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer

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Books / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE

black music
Opinion / 5 June 2026
5 June 2026

KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music

fotw
Film of the week / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert

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Cinema / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026

MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja

Mujician
Books / 3 June 2026
3 June 2026

CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician