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This grab from black and white CCTV footage shows members on flotilla boat with hands in air as Israeli forces intercepted activists near the southern Greek island of Crete, April 30, 2026. Photo: Global Sumud Flotilla via AP
Gaza / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Activists, campaigners and politicians condemn Israeli raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla in European waters

5/10/2017 of four of five new wind turbines at the Blyth offshore wind farm,
Climate / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Global conflict and a gas-linked pricing system are driving up costs, despite a welcome shift towards renewables, explains MURAD QURESHI

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta applauds the fans after the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid, April 29, 2026
Men’s football / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

BRANDON WILLIAMS explains why perfection and structure may be holding Arteta’s side back

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Film of the week / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

JOHN GREEN is riveted by the rare example of a disillusioned spymaster taking a swing at his paymasters and their folly

John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington speaks at a anti-racism rally and march in central London orgainised by Stand Up To Racism and trade unions, March 16, 2024
Labour Party / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026

PM’s troubles far from over after Sir Lindsay Hoyle endorses motion from John McDonnell

Work with the NEU
A woman holds up pictures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and his father, the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026
Middld East / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for international action to force Israel to ‘stop targeting civilians, paramedics, civil defence, and humanitarian’ workers

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during an informal dialogue at U.N. headquarters, April 21, 2026
Atomic Weapons / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Palestinian civil defense crews work on a destroyed car after it was struck in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, April 28, 2026
Round-up / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Free will-writing service
5/10/2017 of four of five new wind turbines at the Blyth offshore wind farm,
Climate / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Global conflict and a gas-linked pricing system are driving up costs, despite a welcome shift towards renewables, explains MURAD QURESHI

Amu Gib
English Local Elections / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

From HMP Bronzefield, Palestine Action activist AMU GIB talks to Andrew Murray about why they are standing in local elections in north London, and the need to amplify voices that are often unheard

People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Brighton, sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed on May 25 while in police custody in the US city of Minneapolis, July 2020
Politics / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

The route to liberation does not lie in waiting for allies or chasing representation for its own sake – it requires consistent political strategy and collective struggle, writes ROGER McKENZIE

Labour First Minister of Wales Baroness Eluned Morgan addresses an audience of members and candidates at Newport Market, during the Welsh Labour Senedd campaign launch ahead of the Senedd elections in May. Picture date: Monday March 2, 2026
May Elections / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Welsh Labour leader ELUNED MORGAN explains how a vote for the party will deliver the progress and continuity the country needs on manufacturing, renewables, creative industries and more

1/12/25 of Morgan McSweeney attending the annual Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in central London
Eyes Left / 29 April 2026
29 April 2026

The party’s internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows – but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY

A row of letting agent signs placed outside houses
Housing Crisis / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

Britain’s housing crisis is no accident but a political choice, says CLAUDIA WEBBE

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, left, applauds Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, at the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago tournament September 18, 2022, in Sugar Hill, Ill.
Men’s golf / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres scores from a penalty shot during a Champions League semifinal, first leg, soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal in Madrid, Spain, April 29, 2026
Men’s football / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

All to play for at Ashburton Grove next week as Arteta’s Arsenal draw with Atletico

People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver, April 10, 2026. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP
Men’s football / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Burnley manager Scott Parker reacts after the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley, April 22, 2026
Men’s football / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
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Cinema / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Wild Foxes, Hokum, I’ve Seen All I Need to See, and Ada: My Mother the Architect

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Bring on the Clowns / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

JAMES WALSH revels in a miscellany of beautifully observed characters, ranging from the parodic to the frankly batshit

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Book Review / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

MALC McGOOKIN appreciates a graphic novel that records the history of the legendary peace camp and surveys the state of the right to protest in contemporary Britain

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Theatre review / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a fascinating, revealing, superbly acted evening of theatre

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Albums reviews / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

New releases from Otherlands Trio, Isabelle Bodenseh, Kris Davis and the Lutoslawski Quartet

SETTING A PRECEDENT: Conversion on the Way to Damascus (St Paul), 1601, by Caravaggio
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

STEVEN ANDREW praises a beautifully written and enjoyable read