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Police officers detain an 89-year-old protester, named La, during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government's proscription of Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, London on 9 August 2025. Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Report: Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: An officer described feeling ‘sick’ when they arrested a disabled man for holding a cardboard sign, as the Police Federation issues a stark warning of burnout among cops enforcing the Palestine Action ban. Harriet Williamson reports.

A portrait of Zack Polanski by Magdalena Siwicka

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

The left has four years to stop Nigel Farage from becoming prime minister. Polanski’s Green leadership win is the starting gun on a race we must win, writes James Meadway.

Report: Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked

Polly Smythe

A union representing dockworkers at one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean - a key stopping point for Israeli goods - has said it will ‘block everything’ if Israel stops the inbound aid flotilla. Polly Smythe reports.

a man in a white shirt with stubble smiles at the camera

Analysis: The Green Party Has Finally Picked a Side

Adam Ramsay

With three leftists winning the landslide victories in the Green leadership election, the party has stopped trying to bridge its centrist and socialist factions and committed to a radical path, writes Adam Ramsay.

A protester arrested for holding a sign saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" in Parliament Square in August. Photo: Martin Pope / SOPA Images

Report: Police Arrest Key Members of Protest Group Defying Palestine Action Ban After Dawn Raids

Simon Childs

Counter-terror police arrested five key spokespeople for Defend Our Juries just hours before the group announced its latest protest. Simon Childs reports.

A person raises their hand in the air on a loudhailer as a press pack gathers around them

Report: Government Fails to Answer Novara Media’s Questions on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

In a letter to Novara Media, the Home Office dodged questions on how the proscription of Palestine Action will affect journalists. It did, however, suggest growing insecurity within the political establishment over Labour’s controversial decision to proscribe the group. Rivkah Brown reports.

A man holding a knife in a racist attack

Report: Knife Pulled in Racist Attack on Families Outside Portsmouth Mosque

Harriet Williamson

Exclusive: Video footage shows a man waving a long-bladed knife in a racially-aggravated attack outside a mosque in Portsmouth after weeks of anti-immigrant protests and racist graffiti incidents across the UK.

Report: Largest Ever Attempt to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza Sets Sail

Charlotte England

Greta Thunberg and Novara Media’s Kieran Andrieu are on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, which left Barcelona on Sunday and is attempting to open a humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza.

Mourners gather around the body of Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a contractor for Reuters, after he was killed along with four other journalists in an Israeli ‘double tap’ attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on 25 August 2025. Stringer/Reuters

Report: Israel Has a Secret Military Unit That Smears Palestinian Journalists

Harriet Williamson

Established after 7 October, Israel’s ‘legitimisation cell’ works to link Palestinian journalists to Hamas, often as the pretext for assassinating them. Harriet Williamson reports.

Report: UK Thinktank Fellow Suggests Israel Should Target More Journalists

Rivkah Brown

Andrew Fox, a former army major and research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, wrote that ‘information warriors’ should be considered combatants in Gaza. Journalist union leaders have called Fox’s comments ‘violent’ and ‘reprehensible’. Rivkah Brown reports.

A police officer holds up a hand with a delivery courier riding towards them in the foreground

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Food delivery couriers are facing increased attacks from the rightwing press, far-right thugs and now, the Labour government. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: The National Gallery Spent Just £150 Retouching Van Gogh Frame After Just Stop Oil ‘Souping’

Clare Hymer & Rivkah Brown

Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer were jailed last year after being found guilty of causing between £8,000 and £10,000 worth of damage. Yet emails between gallery staff show the amount actually spent on retouching the frame was minimal. Clare Hymer and Rivkah Brown report.

A Black man wearing a keffiyeh as a headscarf holds a banner alongside Palestinian flags

Interview: Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide

Polly Smythe

Former Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls, who joined a July aid flotilla to Gaza, told Polly Smythe that the main unions in the US “continue to do the dirty work for Israel”.

Anti-immigration demonstrators display Union Jack and England flags as they gather outside a hotel in Altrincham, 8 August 2025. Phil Noble/Reuters

Opinion: Britain’s Elites Care Much More About Migrant Hotels Than the Public Does

Phil McDuff

The race rioters who burned out a car at the end of my street in Middlesbrough last summer were outnumbered the very next day by locals who came out to sweep up the glass, writes Phil McDuff.

Red Flags: Am I Shallow for Caring About My Appearance?

Sophie K Rosa

A reader asks Sophie K Rosa whether her deep concern with her physical appearance is compatible with her politics.

Report: Robert Jenrick Pictured With Neo-Nazi Leader at Anti-Migrant Protest

Simon Childs

The shadow justice minister posted a photo saying it was ‘great to be with peaceful, patriotic protesters in Epping today’ - with a founder of murderous neo-Nazi group Combat 18 smiling in the background.

Opinion: Zack Polanski Has Started a Fight in the Green Party, and That’s a Good Thing

Adam Ramsay

The would-be leader’s populist style and socialist proposals have upset a party establishment that has historically avoided conflict. Turns out a battle of ideas was just what the party needed, writes Adam Ramsay.

Feature: Why Climate Activists Are Slashing JP Morgan’s Electricity Cables

Richard Hames

On Monday morning, climate activists cut the electricity cables that supply the JP Morgan and Allianz offices in the City of London. Novara Media spoke to them about why they think it’s time the movement turned to sabotage.

Report: Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

Report: Police Arrest Key Members of Protest Group Defying Palestine Action Ban After Dawn Raids

Simon Childs

Report: Government Fails to Answer Novara Media’s Questions on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

Report: Knife Pulled in Racist Attack on Families Outside Portsmouth Mosque

Harriet Williamson

Report: Largest Ever Attempt to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza Sets Sail

Charlotte England

Report: Israel Has a Secret Military Unit That Smears Palestinian Journalists

Harriet Williamson

Report: UK Thinktank Fellow Suggests Israel Should Target More Journalists

Rivkah Brown

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Report: The National Gallery Spent Just £150 Retouching Van Gogh Frame After Just Stop Oil ‘Souping’

Clare Hymer & Rivkah Brown

Interview: Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Britain’s Elites Care Much More About Migrant Hotels Than the Public Does

Phil McDuff

Report: Robert Jenrick Pictured With Neo-Nazi Leader at Anti-Migrant Protest

Simon Childs

Opinion: Zack Polanski Has Started a Fight in the Green Party, and That’s a Good Thing

Adam Ramsay

Feature: Why Climate Activists Are Slashing JP Morgan’s Electricity Cables

Richard Hames

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Report: Police Officers Admit They Feel ‘Ashamed’ Enforcing ‘Mad’ Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs

James Meadway

Report: Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked

Polly Smythe

Analysis: The Green Party Has Finally Picked a Side

Adam Ramsay

Report: Police Arrest Key Members of Protest Group Defying Palestine Action Ban After Dawn Raids

Simon Childs

Report: Government Fails to Answer Novara Media’s Questions on Palestine Action Ban

Rivkah Brown

Report: Knife Pulled in Racist Attack on Families Outside Portsmouth Mosque

Harriet Williamson

Report: Largest Ever Attempt to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza Sets Sail

Charlotte England

Report: Israel Has a Secret Military Unit That Smears Palestinian Journalists

Harriet Williamson

Report: UK Thinktank Fellow Suggests Israel Should Target More Journalists

Rivkah Brown

Feature: ‘I Live in Constant Fear’: Delivery Couriers Fight for Survival Amid Labour’s Immigration Blitz

Polly Smythe

Report: The National Gallery Spent Just £150 Retouching Van Gogh Frame After Just Stop Oil ‘Souping’

Clare Hymer & Rivkah Brown

Interview: Ex-Amazon Union Leader Says US Trade Unions Are Complicit in Gaza Genocide

Polly Smythe

Opinion: Britain’s Elites Care Much More About Migrant Hotels Than the Public Does

Phil McDuff

Red Flags: Am I Shallow for Caring About My Appearance?

Sophie K Rosa

Report: Robert Jenrick Pictured With Neo-Nazi Leader at Anti-Migrant Protest

Simon Childs

Opinion: Zack Polanski Has Started a Fight in the Green Party, and That’s a Good Thing

Adam Ramsay

Feature: Why Climate Activists Are Slashing JP Morgan’s Electricity Cables

Richard Hames

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