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Protesters write on placards outside the High Court, central London, where Dame Victoria Sharp, Mr Justice Swift and Mrs Justice Steyn will deliver their ruling in the legal action taken by Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, February 13, 2026
Exclusive / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

Ministers ‘push for prosecutions’ despite Palestine Action ban's ‘unlawful’ ruling 

Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to a community centre in Hertfordshire, February 10, 2026
Eyes Left / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

ANDREW MURRAY says switching the prime minister on and off again is no substitute for new political approach we need

Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni fights for the ball against Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during a Champions League playoff soccer match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid in Lisbon, Portugal, February 17, 2026
Men’s football / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

Kick It Out accuses Mourinho of ‘gaslighting’ for suggesting Vinicius provoked alleged abuse with goal celebration

President Donald Trump greets the troops in Fort Bragg, N.C., February 13, 2026
Features / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

The language of humiliation is a step towards a second civil war, argues RAMZY BAROUD

Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) after delivering his keynote speech during the Scottish Labour Party conference at the Scottish Exhibition Centre (SEC) in Glasgow, February 23, 2025
Labour Party / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026
The Rebirth of the African Phoenix, by Roger McKenzie
Robert Jenrick making his first speech as Reform UK's Treasury spokesman at the LCW Plaisterers' Hall in the City Of London, February 18, 2026
Reform UK / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Filton24 Defence Committee member Lisa Minerva Luxx addresses the media and supporters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, February 4, 2026
Britain / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
The Bank of England in the City of London
Economy / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Fake foxes covered in blood with League ‘hunter’ on the streets of London outside the National Gallery. Photo: League Against Cruel Sports
Environment / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, February 18, 2026
Cuba / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Palestinians ride a donkey cart along the coastal road in Wadi Gaza during a dust storm in the central Gaza Strip, February 14, 2026
World / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson with his wife, Jacqueline, salutes the cheering crowd at Operation Push in Chicago, March 10, 1988
United States / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026
Free will-writing service
President Donald Trump greets the troops in Fort Bragg, N.C., February 13, 2026
Features / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

The language of humiliation is a step towards a second civil war, argues RAMZY BAROUD

Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to a community centre in Hertfordshire, February 10, 2026
Eyes Left / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

ANDREW MURRAY says switching the prime minister on and off again is no substitute for new political approach we need

STRAIGHT REBUFF: More than 50,000 inhabitants of Guantanamo took part in an anti-imperialist rally outside the of the illegal US naval base to denounce the interventionist policy of the new US administration - at the centre a portrait of Jose Marti / Pic Presidency and Government of Cuba
Features / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026

Amid the latest US attack on the island, over 100 Cuban artists, intellectuals, dancers, musicians, and writers have called on cultural workers across the world to stand in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. A report by People’s Dispatch

STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer speaks to lecturers and other university staff at a rally on Buchanan Street, Glasgow, September 19, 2023
Voices of Scotland / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

If parties are serious about rebuilding trust, as the elections approach, they must embrace bold redistribution, invest in public services and put working people, not the wealthy few, at the heart of Scotland’s future, argues ROZ FOYER

TARGETED: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a May Day rally in Caracas, Venezuela, 2022
Features / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

Sinn Fein’s CHRIS HAZZARD MP addressed the closing rally at Latin America 2026 earlier this month with a reminder that the struggle for national dignity and popular power is no longer regional or symbolic — it is the front line of a global realignment led by organised peoples who refuse to bow to empire. The Star republishes his speech here

Children in a classroom
Features / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

LEIGH SEEDHOUSE looks at why special educational needs is in crisis — and why the government’s pledge of Send training for every teacher is a poisoned chalice

Britain's Rebecca Morrison in action during the women's curling round robin session against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 18, 2026
Winter Olympics / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton during a press conference on day one of Formula One Aramco Pre-Season Testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, February 18, 2026
Formula One / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Moeen Ali, August 17, 2024
Men’s cricket / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
Manchester United manager Marc Skinner applauds the fans after the Subway Women's League Cup match at the Mangata Developments Stadium, Meadow Park, January 21, 2026
Women’s football / 18 February 2026
18 February 2026
scammer
Opinion / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

DENNIS BROE searches the literary canon to explore why a duplicitous, lying, cheating, conning US businessman is accepted as Scammer-in-Chief

lambrini
Live music review / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

MIK SABIERS raises a glass of Lambrini to commentary, diatribes, punk rock riffs, some pontification and a whole lot of fun

stonehenge
Books / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

BRENT CUTLER unpicks the complex social relations imagined in a novel about the builders of Stonehenge

holmes
Theatre review / 17 February 2026
17 February 2026

SUSAN DARLINGTON laments a version of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes that is unable to solve its own problems

SJ albums
Album reviews / 16 February 2026
16 February 2026

New releases from The Thumping Tommys, Dan O’Farrell and The Difference Engine, and Sean Taylor

sacco
Book Review / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026

For his study of anti-Muslim Muzaffarnagar Riot, HENRY BELL applauds Joe Sacco for a devastatingly effective combination of graphic novel and investigative journalism