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 Handout file photo dated 19/06/26 by Edward Hughes of a man being arrested in Edinburg
Islamophobia / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026

Scotland's trade unions challenge politicians to tackle growth of the far right at its roots

A mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb explosion
Anti-War / 20 June 2026
20 June 2026

Build peace, not a new nuclear Europe, says SOPHIE BOLT of CND

you must live
Book Review / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems

The inspiring volunteers at CityTeam, Oakland, California
Men’s Football / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026

Across the bay from the World Cup spectacle, CityTeam is offering hope to people experiencing life on the streets, addiction and deep poverty, writes LAYTH YOUSIF

US Vice President JD Vance waits to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during high-level talks to end the Middle East conflict, at the Burgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026
Middle East / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
Rescuers carry a body that they removed from under the rubble of an apartment building following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 20, 2026
Eastern Europe / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026

Meanwhile, Poland strips Zelensky of its highest honour over naming of military unit after WWII far-right paramilitaries

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez arrive before a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026
Round-up / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
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Internation Bridage voluteers in the Spanish Civil War
History / 20 June 2026
20 June 2026

A 1936 confrontation with Mosley’s BUF became part of a wider international struggle, with local activists later joining the fight against fascism in the Spanish civil war. TONY FOX tells the story ahead of a 90th anniversary commemoration event

Andy Burnham speaks to supporters outside Ashton Town Football Club after winning the Makerfield by-election, June 19, 2026
Politics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Voters have delivered a stay of execution for Labour and exposed limits to Reform’s advance. But will Burnham offer a political alternative rather than just a different face at the top, asks ANDREW MURRAY

THE LEBENSRAUM AFFLICTION: ‘Living space’ driven Operation Barbarossa - a column of armoured vehicles, including Panzer III medium tanks, near Moscow in October 1941 / Pic: National Digital Archives/Wydawnictwo Prasowe Krakow-Warszawa/CC
History / 20 June 2026
20 June 2026

SEVIM DAGDELEN warns that Germany’s military resurgence and revival of old hostilities towards Russia have dangerous implications for Europe and beyond

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) with party candidate Heather Doran (right) whilst campaigning for the upcoming Arbroath and Broughty Ferry UK Parliamentary by-election in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, June 10, 2026
Aw That / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
Features / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

Trump Is Building a Legal and Military Architecture to Invade Latin America. SARA VIVACQUA reports

TUC women's rights
Features / 20 June 2026
20 June 2026

Despite forming most of Britain’s trade union membership, women continue to endure harassment, inequality and minimal support for their sex-based rights, warns VALERIE COULTAS

Ivory Coast's Franck Kessie (8) celebrates with teammates after scoring their first goal during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Ivory Coast in Toronto, June 20, 2026
Men’s Football / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
Ryan Garner celebrates following victory in the vacant WBC Interim World Super Featherweight bout against Michael Magnesi at the St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, June 20, 2026
Round-up / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
Britain's Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita celebrate after finishing third in the Women's 4x100 Metres Relay Final on day eight of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 26, 2023
Athletics / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
you must live
Book Review / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems

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Attila the Stockbroker / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

The bard joins the Carnival Against Fascism, which summer fun sends him down Memory Lane

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Film of the Week / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

FIONA O’CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning Welsh language drama

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Cinema / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

MARIA DUARTE and MICHAL BONCZA review Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, Familiar Touch, Nino, and Toy Story 5

Healing
Follow the Movement / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS explores the initiatives proposed by HEALING ARTS SCOTLAND

explosive
Book Review / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

ALEX HALL welcomes an analysis of how modern capitalism is deeply intertwined with emotions, and their manipulation