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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Confronting the terrifying prospect of nuclear war
Speaking to Ben Chacko, CND’s new leader SOPHIE BOLT outlines her organisation’s ambitious plans, from peace camps to base blockades to mass mobilisation, to fight the rising nuclear madness our politicians ignore
STANDING FIRM: CND activists protest at RAF Lakenheath against the siting of US nukes on British soil
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
SOPHIE BOLT has big ambitions for her first year at the head of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
The cause of peace and disarmament faces huge challenges. Two major wars involving nuclear-armed states continue to rage in Ukraine and Palestine, with Britain entangled in both.
Donald Trump, who in his first term dismantled treaties aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear conflict such as the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces ban and the Iran nuclear deal, while equipping US nuclear submarines with smaller-yield “tactical” nuclear weapons, returns to the US presidency next month.
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