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Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in parliament in London, April 22, 2026
Mandelson Scandal / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

Starmer facing Labour rebellion as back-bench MPs come out against plan to block probe into his handling of Mandelson

Artist Kaya Mar has his last paintings referring to Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson on display in London, April 20, 2026
Editorial / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during the seizure of one of two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the picket line outside New Street station in Birmingham, January 7, 2023
Workers Memorial Day 2026 / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

On Workers Memorial Day, EDDIE DEMPSEY calls for immediate action on our railways to make the network safer for all

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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

Work with the NEU
Patients sit inside a medical clinic where children with malnutrition are treated, in Chuil, Nyirol County, Jonglei State, South Sudan, April 10, 2026
Central Africa / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit outside shelter tents in Beirut, Lebanon, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 27, 2026
Eastern Europe / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
People leave a courthouse after a gunman opened fire leaving several people wounded in Athens, April 28, 2026
Southern Europe / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A Ugandan police officer walks past detainees seated in a room after authorities arrested dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration, in Kampala, Uganda, April 28, 2026
Round-up / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Free will-writing service
USDAW General Secretary and Labour Unions Chair Joanne Thomas speaks during the Co-operative Party Conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in central London, November 15, 2025
Workers' Rights / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

JOANNE THOMAS argues that unions’ political voice remains vital to winning stronger rights and protections for working people

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

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the picket line outside New Street station in Birmingham, January 7, 2023
Workers Memorial Day 2026 / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

On Workers Memorial Day, EDDIE DEMPSEY calls for immediate action on our railways to make the network safer for all

Delegates during the first day of the STUC conference in the Caird Hall, Dundee, April 20, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

As STUC Congress moves to a biennial format, TOM MORRISON warns of concerns over shrinking lay power

Thousands march to Trafalgar Square in central London, to celebrate workers' achievements at a May Day rally, May 1, 2016
Workers' Rights / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026

On May 4, the MML opens its doors to marchers and visitors alike, celebrating a living tradition of working-class struggle. MEIRIAN JUMP invites readers to come along and explore the building and its collections

USDAW General Secretary and Labour Unions Chair Joanne Thomas speaks during the Co-operative Party Conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in central London, November 15, 2025
Usdaw Conference 2026 / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Usdaw is working hard alongside its members to smash down barrriers facing neurodivergent workers, writes Joanne Thomas 

Surrey's Tilly Corteen-Coleman during a media day at the Kia Oval, London, March 21, 2025
Women’s Cricket / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Manchester City's John Stones with the trophy after winning the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London, March 22, 2026
Men’s Football / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Chelsea merchandise for sale outside the ground ahead of the Premier League match at the Stamford Bridge, London, April 18, 2026
Men’s Football / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in front of a large soccer ball during a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, April 27, 2026
Men’s Football / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
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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

NOT ALL IT SEEMS: A general view of main generator 1, at the Sizewell nuclear power plant in Suffolk.
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

ROGER McKENZIE suggest this book is used as a resource to help spark resistance to the rise of nuclear power

RAW DEAL: Over-age destroyers turned over to Britain, at a Canadian port in September 1940 in exchange for naval and air bases. The UK made its final Lend-Lease repayment to the US in December 2006 - the total loan was for £2.2 billion (equivalent to £45.74 billion in 2025)  / Pic: National Archives and Records Administration/CC
Books / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026

The allies of the US, like our own country, end up dominated and cowed, concludes ALEX HALL