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Several thousand people joined an emergency protest in front of Downing Street in central London today, Saturday, against Israel's renewed bombing of Gaza.

The crucial Waterloo and City and Central Lines of London Underground were hit by major disruptions this morning, Friday, as train drivers in the Aslef union walked out on strike.

Around 22 Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks on Gaza since the ceasefire collapsed on Tuesday of this week. They include a number of children and a pregnant woman.

The British government announced the results of its review into arms sales to Israel on Tuesday of last week.

Workers at Lambeth College in south London returned to work on Monday of this week after a summer break.

Despite having a black president and a black attorney general the US state remains profoundly racist.

A number of protests and vigils took place last weekend as part of a national day of action for Gaza.

The immigrants found in a locked container at Tilbury docks last week (see page 20) only undertook their perilous journey because it was less daunting than the alternative.

Lebanese socialist Bassem Chit argues counter-revolution and imperialism created Iraq and Syria’s army of sectarians the Islamic State. Something else must defeat it

The humanitarian case for bombing Scotland became more urgent after it was found to have lots of oil

It will be a disaster for Iraq’s Kurds if the West succeeds in hijacking their cause, argues Ken Olende

A year has passed since the army massacred protesters in Cairo's Rabaa al Adawiya Square