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As gig ticket prices soar 212% since 2000, fans and grassroots venues say corporate giants are creaming off the profits while the live music scene that produces tomorrow’s stars is left to wither.

Banners, brass bands and a century of struggle. This Saturday, Durham becomes the beating heart of the labour movement once again as the Miners’ Gala marks 100 years since the General Strike.

As Farage tries to dodge scrutiny over his undeclared millions by playing the outsider, Clacton has the perfect chance to show him exactly where he belongs.

The soon-to-be PM’s new chief of staff used to work for Thames Water’s advisers. If Andy Burnham wants to be trusted on public ownership, he needs to prove it – starting now.

Over 1,900 drivers across ten garages are set to vote on strike action after years of being left to bake in cabins hitting the high 30s, while their employer dragged its feet on basic safety fixes. Even the mayor’s telling them: “Don’t drive if it’s too hot”.

A campaigner explains how learning about MBR Acres’ beagle breeding operation led to the launch of Save the Dogs UK, a growing movement seeking the release of dogs bred for experiments and the end of animal testing altogether.

From purging the left to arming a genocide, Keir Starmer’s resignation shouldn’t come with a free pass on the damage he did to Labour and the country, says Ben Sellers.

As Burnham eyes Number Ten, his own book very much suggests a premiership built on constitutional tinkering, not redistribution, says Andy Walker.

Paul Holden, author of The Fraud, is calling for evidence about how Labour’s candidate selections were rigged to produce the loyalist parliament that now determines the party’s future.