environment and community

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
A person buying products at a social supermarket at the Spring Community Hub.
Sabine Goodwin

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Thames Water

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'
TV

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Pranesh Narayanan

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
education secretary Bridget Phillipson meets children at a breakfast club
Child poverty

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
Islamophobia

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner
Mark Wright

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here's the proof
protesters surround a police van
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here's the proof

2025 was tough on the planet. We can't afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy
onshore wind farm
Shaun Spiers

2025 was tough on the planet. We can't afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
Exclusive

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
A Refugees Welcome sign on a fence
Refugees at Christmas

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like
Ala Sirriyeh

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot
Refugees at Christmas

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I'm the first female Syrian refugee pilot

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year's Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other
Refugees at Christmas

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year's Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other

I fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine
Refugees at Christmas

I fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine

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This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
The monument at Lancaster Priory.
Dr Chris Donaldson and Dr Sunita Abraham

This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good

Labour's Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
housing secretary Steve Reed in hi-vis
Housing

Labour's Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Dr Krish Kandiah

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

Labour's immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
National Demonstration for Migrant Workers’ Rights protest in Birmingham
Munya Radzi

Labour's immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids