The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
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Attenborough: more socialist than luvvie
PETER FROST looks back on the career of the director who brought Steve Biko and Gandhi to cinema screens
Extreme heat is now one of the defining public health challenges of a warming world, explains Prof IAN WILLIAMS
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
Keir Starmer's early political life suggests a very different future from the one he ultimately embraced, says KEITH FLETT
After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL
Richard Attenborough, one of Britain’s best known actors, film directors and producers has died aged 90.
Much has been written about his fine acting performances and the many award winning films he made, about the archetypical luvvie the world media called Dickie and who himself seemed to call everyone “darling.”
What I want to do however is to show another side of the man who was true to his socialist principles and who supported so many good and progressive causes.
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