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A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026
War / 2 March 2026
2 March 2026

Tehran retaliates with attacks on Israel, the Gulf Arab states and crude oil flows

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead, September 30, 2023
Climate Crisis / 2 March 2026
2 March 2026
Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central, February 27, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets local party members in London, after the Green Party won the Gorton and Denton by-election. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former MP Andrew Gwynne who cited health reasons for his decision. Picture date: Friday February 27, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, February 26, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Green Party candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Hannah Spencer (right) takes a selfie outside the polling station in St Agnes Primary School, Levenshulme during the by-election, February 26, 2026
Politics / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026

While the result signals a restless appetite for real change, it also underlines how much organising, beyond the ballot box, is still required to turn protest into lasting transformation, argues DAN ROSS

Labour Party candidate Angeliki Stogia is joined by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell during a campaign event in Gorton, Manchester, February 26, 2026
Aw That / 28 February 2026
28 February 2026

Labour’s by-election defeat tells a story Scotland has known since 2008. A party that assumes loyalty while offering little more than managed decline will eventually discover that voters always have somewhere else to turn, says MATT KERR