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Immigrants that arrived by canal
PETER FROST takes a stroll by the towpath
All kinds of surprising species can be found by the canal
NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
Born on this day in 1931, the heroic revolutionary faces a dangerous new wave of White House aggression. We must treat his birthday as a rallying cry to resist the illegal siege of Cuba, writes ROGER McKENZIE
RAMZY BAROUD decries the rats of Gaza, the rodent and human type. Both abound as profiteering from tragedy reaches obscene levels
BRITAIN has over 3,000 miles of inland waterways, and towpaths walks are a wonderful way to get to get out and enjoy the natural environment.
Not all the plants and animals you will see on your walks are welcome here.
Invasive species can do much damage to our native plants and animals and, amazingly, some can actually damage the very structure of the canals and rivers we enjoy.
Some arrived by ship, often stowing away or attached to the hull. They dropped off in our British ports and from there migrated along the canals.
Others were deliberately brought here because of their beauty or interest.
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