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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High time for the truth to be told
A new book sheds much-needed light on the extent of police collusion during the Troubles, writes PAUL DONOVAN
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
The virtual silence on the publication of Lethal Allies reflects the continuing denial over much of what happened in the north of Ireland in the names of the British people.
This recently launched book documents a police force totally out of control, implicated in many civilian deaths and colluding with death squads to target a minority.
Authored by journalist Anne Cadwallader, Lethal Allies is a joint effort involving the Pat Finucane Centre and Alan Brecknell, whose father was murdered at Donnelly's bar in 1975.
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