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People fill jugs with water in Havana, Cuba, June 12, 2026
Global Healthcare / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

The US blockade of Cuba raises risks of a new global pandemic, experts warn at Unison conference

Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 18, 2026
Editorial / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Palestinians collect belongings from their destroyed homes in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank as Israeli soldiers stand nearby, June 17, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Unison flag
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains

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Film of the Week / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

FIONA O’CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning Welsh language drama

England's Tilly Corteen-Coleman celebrates the wicket of India's Richa Ghosh (not pictured) during the first Vitality IT20 match at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford, May 28, 2026
Women’s Cricket / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
People fill water containers at a free distribution point amid water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, May 18, 2026
World Food Programme / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walks past flags during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026
Latin America / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, addresses delegates at the opening of the Slavery Reparations Conference in Accra, Ghana, June 17, 2026
Slave Trade / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Firefighters extinguish a burning car after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow, June 18, 2026
Round-up / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
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A health worker doing admin
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE

Unison flag
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains

John Healey
Eyes Wright / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT

Girls walking in Tajrish Square, Tehran, this week
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

The ceasefire may have halted the fighting for now, but years of economic warfare and recent military attacks have left millions of Iranians facing hardship and uncertainty, says Codir’s RUBEN BRETT

Palestine solidarity marchers in London on March 28
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday

RESILIENCE: Phlebotomists in Gloucestershire, members of Unison, mark their 236th day of industrial action during a rally outside Gloucester Shire Hall last November
Features / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon

Ghana celebrates scoring against Panama in the World Cup, June 17, 2026
Men’s Football / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
England players applaud the fans after the final whistle in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifying match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, June 9, 2026
Women’s Football / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Ivory Coast's Elye Wahi, right, and teammate Nicolas Pepe react after missing a chance to score against Ecuador during a World Cup Group E soccer match in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026
Men’s Football / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
07/06/2026 of Ben Stokes
Men’s Cricket / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
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Cinema / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026

MARIA DUARTE and MICHAL BONCZA review Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, Familiar Touch, Nino, and Toy Story 5

Healing
Follow the Movement / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

MATTHEW HAWKINS explores the initiatives proposed by HEALING ARTS SCOTLAND

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Book Review / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

ALEX HALL welcomes an analysis of how modern capitalism is deeply intertwined with emotions, and their manipulation

tax the rich
Book Review / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

MARTIN GRAHAM welcomes a statistical analysis of how much tax the super-rich pay, and foresees that the demand will flush out their agents

Rollins
Appreciation / 17 June 2026
17 June 2026

RICHARD WORTH relishes the fleeting moment and sense of flow of the late, great saxophonist

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TV Network Monitor / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026

DENNIS BROE notes the thin, unfunny and apolitical quality of the gruel dished up by the US networks and studios for mass consumption