Breakthrough

Spain gives menstrual leave to workers with 'disabling periods' – why can't UK?
Women in a bathroom sharing menstrual products
Menstrual health

Spain gives menstrual leave to workers with 'disabling periods' – why can't UK?

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Rippon: 'I would have loved them to have asked me years ago'
Angela Rippon in a silver sparkly dress and white fur with arms outstretched
TV

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Rippon: 'I would have loved them to have asked me years ago'

'I was spat on in a gay bar': How the South Asian diaspora is fighting racism in queer spaces
Manchester's Gay Village. Image: Shikhar Talwar
Racism

'I was spat on in a gay bar': How the South Asian diaspora is fighting racism in queer spaces

These Right to Roam activists are fighting landlords to open up UK's green spaces to all
Right to roam protest
the future of travel

These Right to Roam activists are fighting landlords to open up UK's green spaces to all

Axed bus routes, congested trains and broken promises: Is Leeds the UK's worst-connected city?
The North
Transport

Axed bus routes, congested trains and broken promises: Is Leeds the UK's worst-connected city?

How tourism can bring endangered languages back from the brink
People sitting in a classroom listening to musicians
the future of travel

How tourism can bring endangered languages back from the brink

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: 'Classical music is about telling a great story'
Abel Selaocoe resting his chin on clasped hands
Music

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: 'Classical music is about telling a great story'

No staff, no trains and queues out the door: Inside the daily chaos of Manchester Piccadilly station
Trains Up North
Transport

No staff, no trains and queues out the door: Inside the daily chaos of Manchester Piccadilly station

4 easy ways to get free accommodation while travelling the world
The future of travel

4 easy ways to get free accommodation while travelling the world

Real reason your train was cancelled at last minute, revealed
Illustration of a train, crossed out with red pencil
Transport

Real reason your train was cancelled at last minute, revealed

Yes, tourism and sustainability can go hand in hand. Here's how
A woman sits at the roots of a huge tree
The future of travel

Yes, tourism and sustainability can go hand in hand. Here's how

Tourism must reinvent itself to fight climate change and reach net zero. Here's how
Cottages made with rammed earth, Ranthambore, Rajasthan
the future of travel

Tourism must reinvent itself to fight climate change and reach net zero. Here's how

Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time
When Harry Met Sally...
Film

Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time

Are you gay enough for Suella Braverman? How Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to 'prove' themselves
LGBTQ+ Rights

Are you gay enough for Suella Braverman? How Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to 'prove' themselves

Care leavers often struggle to find a home. Here's an idea that gives them a fighting chance  
Illustration of two hands and a small person taking a key
Care leavers

Care leavers often struggle to find a home. Here's an idea that gives them a fighting chance  

Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how
Housing

Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how

Adults forced to move back in with parents amid soaring rents and crippling cost of living crisis
A man with his two daughters, the middle one is wearing graduate robes
Housing

Adults forced to move back in with parents amid soaring rents and crippling cost of living crisis

Single and stuck: Cost of living crisis forcing exes to live together after breaking up
Housing

Single and stuck: Cost of living crisis forcing exes to live together after breaking up

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter
A blue transit van
Rough sleeping

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK's housing crisis
A man stands with his hand on his hip beside a green and white bus
Housing

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK's housing crisis