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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend his final scheduled Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, July 15, 2026
Parliament / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor

Protesters gather near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, July 14, 2026
United States / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
Swans on the river Severn in Worcester. Temperatures are set to continue to rise across the UK throughout the week, and more regions are likely to reach their local heatwave thresholds, July 9, 2026
Science and Society / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON

searle review
Music Review / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

CHRIS SEARLE urges you to listen to two new albums by the US Indian pianist VIJAY IYER

Free will-writing service
GFTU summer school 2026
GFTU Summer School / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

HENRY FOWLER, assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), reports on Day 2 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel

Group photo Summer School
Education / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya
Palestinian Torture / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER

Rockstar Games workers
Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector

Swans on the river Severn in Worcester. Temperatures are set to continue to rise across the UK throughout the week, and more regions are likely to reach their local heatwave thresholds, July 9, 2026
Science and Society / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a reception at number 10 Downing Street, Westminster, to thank NHS staff for the extraordinary work they do every day to care for patients and support the health of the nation, July 6, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP

England�s Henry Pollock scores a try during the Nations Championship match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday July 11, 2026
Men’s Rugby Union / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
Norway's Soren Waerenskjold celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, France, July 15, 2026
Men’s Cycling / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
Tottenham Hotspur's Bethany England celebrates scoring her penalty in the shootout during the Adobe Women's FA Cup, fifth round match at the Copperjax Community Stadium, London, February 23, 2026
Women’s Football / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
BRILLIANT: Tom Glynn-Carney, Rosie Sheehy, John Macmillan, Archie Madekwe / Pic: Johan Persson
Theatre Review / 15 July 2026
15 July 2026

KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession

Pic: Thomas Adank/Barbican Art Gallery
Sculpture / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

MICHAL BONCZA recommends a minimalist installation that prompts intriguing connotations

Pic: Free Clip Art/CC
Literature / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

FIONA O’CONNOR questions the achievement of this year’s Orwell prize winner for political fiction

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Literature / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

LEO BOIX reviews two powerful Latin American novels in which myth and crime fiction expose the deadly consequences of patriarchy, clandestine abortion and state violence

IS albums
Music / 13 July 2026
13 July 2026

New releases from Laura Veirs, The Waterboys, and Yard Act

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?