After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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Global warming consequences are now unavoidable
A new IPCC report released this week says it’s already too late to turn back the climate damage that’s already been inflicted – and it’s going to get worse, says CJ ATKINS
APOCALYPSE NOW: The Parnitha mountain wildfire in the village of Ippokratios Politia, Greece, about 35 kilometres north of Athens
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
IT’S TOO late to reverse the massive damage humanity has done to the Earth’s climate, and deadly weather is already baked into our future.
That’s the conclusion from a depressing new report issued on Monday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations body that forecasts the effects of human activity on the climate.
The grim assessment was confirmed by Linda Mearns, senior climate scientist at the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research.
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