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Weeks before Carnival begins, the city is already stirring. In school halls, children stamp out dance steps their great grandparents refused to forget. In community centres, men and women bend wire, cloth and sequins, working through the night because culture does not build itself. In the pan yards, steelbands play…

Let me be the lone voice of reason: I do not want to turn on five lamps to achieve the amount of light the Big Light delivers, says freelance writer Coco Khan

With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority who want to divest from Israeli arms companies, asks Oslo academic Sindre Bangstad

If preparing teachers for NSW during an ongoing teacher shortage isn’t a public good, what is?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following a High Court ruling, tens of thousands of migrants living in hotels around the country may need rehousing with near-immediate effect. But opposition politicians looking to point-score will only dial up tensions and make an already difficult situation for the police even more combustible

Editorial: The high court decision to block the housing of migrants in an Epping hotel heralds a dangerous new phase in a radicalised debate

Editorial: The suffering and death of Palestinians is multiplying. Seizing and occupying Gaza City would only deepen the horror

At the moment, the AI chatbot never remembers me, so I can ask it the same questions over and over and enjoy its non-judgmental replies. The Online Safety Act, though well-intentioned, will change all that, writes Coco Khan

I have been a Met officer and a critic. I still worry about the culture there. But as the Notting Hill carnival approaches, I am persuaded this is the best option, says peer and former senior police officer Brian Paddick