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Durham Miners' Gala 2026 / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
A man holds an anti-Nigel Farage placard outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he will quit as the MP for Clacton and trigger a by-election, amid mounting pressure over unregistered donations of cash and support, July 8, 2026
Editorial / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
An Iranian pro-government demonstrator holds an anti-Trump placard in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026
Middle East / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers kill at least five Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, in Gaza

Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex, one of two barracks which will be used to house asylum seekers temporarily. Picture date: Tuesday October 28, 2025
Immigration / 11 July 2026
11 July 2026

The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

tonight the music
Book Review / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted

England head coach Brendan McCullum wearing a McGrath Foundation pink hat on day three of the fifth NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, January 6, 2026
Men’s Cricket / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
Staff lay a carpet on the tarmac before President Donald Trump exits Air Force One upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Press Freedom / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026

US Justice Department says the ‘reporters are not the targets, those leaking classified information are’. But media freedom advocates warn that Trump's ‘war on the press is looking for another victim’

A sapper examines the impact site of a Russian missile in a residential area of Kyiv, July 11, 2026
Eastern Europe / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
People are seen in an American classic car during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, July 10, 2026
Latin America / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
SIX COUNTIES: Firefighters dealt with more than 300 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires were lit across the north of Ireland.  In Greenisland, Co Antrim, embers from a nearby bonfire likely caused a blaze that destroyed two houses, the fire service said, though this is still under investigation.  In Cookstown, Co Tyrone, firefighters were forced to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown because of a result of a hostile crowd.  The bonfires are lit ahead of the Orange Order’s July 12 parades across the
Round-up / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
Free will-writing service
Andy Burnham, during an appearance on the Tonight with Andrew Marr show on LBC radio, from the Global studios at Millbank, central London, July 2, 2026
New Deal for Working People / 11 July 2026
11 July 2026

Andy Burnham’s message of hope will defeat Reform if Labour delivers the New Deal for Working People in full, says JOANNE THOMAS

Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex, one of two barracks which will be used to house asylum seekers temporarily. Picture date: Tuesday October 28, 2025
Immigration / 11 July 2026
11 July 2026

The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP

Andy Burnham surrounded by Labour Party supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, May 22, 2026
New leadership / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape

GLOSSING OVER REALITY: Keir Starmer at a roving robot technology workshop sponsored by BAE system in Barrow-in-Furness while viting to lay the keel for first Dreadnought class nuclear-armed submarine, March 2025
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT

The back of the GFTU banner shown to the crowds at the 2024
GFTU programme / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026

HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action

VITAL TO THE COMMUNITY: Cuban doctor Daysi Luperon Loforte (right) help lift up patient Francesco Ascone at the Santa Maria degli Ungheresi Hospital of Polistena on June 16, 2026
Cuba health care / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026

PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme

England�s Heather Knight thanks the fans after the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, July 5, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
England head coach Brendan McCullum wearing a McGrath Foundation pink hat on day three of the fifth NRMA Insurance Ashes Series 2025 test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, January 6, 2026
Men’s Cricket / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic with the Venus Rosewater Dish following her Ladies' Singles Final victory over Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on day thirteen of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, July 11, 2026
Women’s Tennis / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
Lucy Grieve during the Women's 200m Butterfly B Final on day one of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre, April 14, 2026
Women’s Swimming / 12 July 2026
12 July 2026
late rage
Short Story / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?  

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On The Networks / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives

tonight the music
Book Review / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted

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Book Review / 10 July 2026
10 July 2026

FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement

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Cinema / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026

KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana

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Film of the Week / 9 July 2026
9 July 2026

JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza