1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (262+ words) THE Makerfield by-election proves that Reform can be beaten, Stand Up to Racism said'today. But there can be no complacency, the campaign group stressed, pointing to the more than 40 per cent of the vote won by the far-right Reform and…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (379+ words) CAMPAIGNERS are escalating their defiance of the proscription of Palestine Action by publishing videos professing membership of the group, risking jail sentences of up to 14years. Defend Our Juries said today it was stepping up its actions from holding placards reading…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (154+ words) MERCEDES have withdrawn their appeal against George Russell's time penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix earlier this'month. Russell was one of five drivers punished for pit-lane speeding in the principality on June 7, and a failure by Mercedes to serve his…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (696+ words) GREGORY SALTER draws attention to the fact that the kind of state support that David Hockney received is simply not on offer today JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago  (354+ words) THE Scottish Tories have won their first Westminster by-election in Scotland in five decades after taking Aberdeen South today following a collapse in SNP'support. Sparked by former SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn being elected to Holyrood last month, the campaign…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (300+ words) SOUTH AFRICAN authorities started building a second temporary deportation centre on Thursday to process the repatriation of'Malawians. Tensions remain high in the country about immigration and xenophobic protests have fuelled tensions between locals and foreign'nationals. Meanwhile, thousands more Malawian nationals…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (252+ words) JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems The bard joins the Carnival Against Fascism, which summer fun sends him down Memory Lane FIONA O'CONNOR is bowled over by a stunning…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (350+ words) BRITISH imports of Israeli military goods increased by more than 10, 500 per cent between 2023 and 2025, a new investigation based on UN trade data has'found. Imports classified as "arms and ammunition; parts and accessories" rose from $74, 517 (56, 358) in 2023 to almost $8 million (6. 05m) in 2025, Action…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (210+ words) ABOUT a hundred Colombian guerilla dissidents surrendered their weapons on Thursday in a step toward their gradual reintegration into civilian life as part of a peace process with the government of President Gustavo'Petro. The members of the national co-ordinating committee…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (243+ words) FORMER England goalkeeper Mary Earps is set to complete her move to London City Lionesses after leaving Paris St Germain, the Women's Super League club announced'today. Earps will officially join the Lionesses on July 1 following the conclusion of her contract…...