As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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From self to non-self
ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL explain how stem-cell transplants provide new immune systems for those who need them
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
IN THE coming weeks and months, the National Health Service will be tested to its limits, striving to save as many patients as possible who are seriously ill due to the coronavirus.
The surges in intensive-care patient numbers will cause major disruption to the routine work of the NHS, which includes crucial life-saving procedures.
One such procedure that has been particularly affected by international travel disruption has been stem-cell donation, for the treatment of conditions such as blood cancer.
Once the donation has been made, the stem cells need to be transplanted into the recipient within 72 hours.
Our immune system uses special structures on the surfaces of cells called antigens to recognise cells that belong to our own body (“self”).
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