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AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
A F Steadman collects her British Book Awards 2026 Author of the Year prize
Social Justice

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right

The little understood link between hoarding and homelessness sees property prioritised over people
a cluttered home affected by hoarding
Claire Lomax

The little understood link between hoarding and homelessness sees property prioritised over people

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'
Every adult in England, Scotland and Wales can cast a vote today, making it the biggest vote outside a general election since 1973. election results
Letters

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise
Zack Polanski
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party's gains offer hope despite Reform's rise

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: 'I don’t think he has an earthly equal' 
David Attenborough
Centenary

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: 'I don’t think he has an earthly equal' 

Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy
Theatre

Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world
David Attenborough with a gorilla in Rwanda as part of his 1979 Life on Earth series
Activism

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world

Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it
a homeless man sleeping rough
Duncan Shrubsole

Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
People in wheelchairs at a post-Naidex social event organised by Sociability
Accessibility

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers

Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters

Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it