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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham delivers the keynote speech at Centre for Cities event at the British Library in central London, March 4, 2026
Politics / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Rice packing center, in Sangrur, in south eastern Punjab, India operates seasonally for procurement / Pic: CIAT/NeilPalmer/flickr/CC
Science and Society / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

Blocked fertiliser exports and an extreme climate fluctuation may spell disaster for global food production, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT

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Jazz Album Review / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

CHRIS SEARLE recommends a new album featuring Pat Thomas and Ahmed, and marvels at the tempestuous power of a live performance

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SAME OLD SAME OLD: School support staff members of Unison rally outside the Scottish parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh in a pay dispute in September 2023
Features / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

This week the Welsh trade union movement comes together in Llandudno for TUC Cymru congress to debate motions and consider priorities for the next two years. JESS TURNER sets the stage

Rice packing center, in Sangrur, in south eastern Punjab, India operates seasonally for procurement / Pic: CIAT/NeilPalmer/flickr/CC
Science and Society / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

Blocked fertiliser exports and an extreme climate fluctuation may spell disaster for global food production, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT

Pic: Henry Fowler/Strike Map
Features / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

HOLLY TURNER, DR EMMA RUNSWICK, JORDAN RIVERA and PAULA DUNNE reflect on their joint union fringe meeting at this week’s Royal College of Nursing Congress in Liverpool

Employment law: defend what we have, fight for better
Voices of Scotland / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

The Employment Rights Act marks a major victory for workers, but without stronger enforcement and collective organisation, its promises may fall short, says ALICE BOWMAN

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks on screen during the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving, May 17, 2026, in Washington
Features / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

The ghosts of Custer’s doomed campaign haunt a modern America still devoted to waging imperialist war, says STEPHEN ARNELL

SANCTIONED: People travel on an electric tricycle in Havana, Cuba
Features / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

Trump’s drive for ‘regime change’ in Cuba has deepened the crisis across the island – while Venezuela has reaffirmed its commitment to Bolivarian solidarity, says FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ

Arsenal fans watch Bournemouth v Manchester City outside The Drayton Park Arms near the Emirates Stadium, London, May 19, 2026
Layth’s take / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026

As the Gunners celebrate the Premier League title, questions remain over why one of the most diverse clubs in the world provokes such hostility, writes LAYTH YOUSIF

Khadija Shaw poses with the Women's Footballer of the Year during the FWA Footballer of the Year Dinner at the Landmark Hotel, London, May 19, 2026
Women’s football / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Toby Samuel in action with partner Connor Thomson against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Santiago Gonzalez during their Men's Doubles second round match on day eight of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, July 10, 2023
Men’s tennis / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Congo players pose for a team photo before a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Cameroon, November 13, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco
Sport / 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Tv series
TV Network Monitor / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

DENNIS BROE surveys the offerings made at Series Mania Festival

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Videogame review / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

SCOTT ALSWORTH assesses the follow up to Disco Elysium, the first-ever genuinely Marxist videogame

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Festival review / 19 May 2026
19 May 2026

GEORGE FOGARTY wallows in a celebration of music as a community practice

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Cannes Film Festival 2026 / 18 May 2026
18 May 2026

RITA DI SANTO listens out for the undertow of political film-making at this year’s festival

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Exhibition Review / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics suggests CLARE CAROLIN

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Theatre review / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

ANGUS REID applauds the potential of an ambitious show about Gaza, and encourages it to keep its nerve