Breakthrough

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Paul McNamee

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel

The government insist their key focus is promoting growth in the economy. Capital projects that encourage, and help, people to move and work are a proper step forward

How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: ‘An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis’
Climate change

How nuclear bunkers could save the internet: ‘An appropriate metaphor for the climate crisis’

Existing underground bunkers could provide the answer to heat-related internet outages

How TikTok and ‘knit-fluencers’ are making knitting and crochet ‘trendy and cool again’
Fashion

How TikTok and ‘knit-fluencers’ are making knitting and crochet ‘trendy and cool again’

The knitting resurgence is clearly in full swing, thanks in part to the rise of TikTok – becoming a revolutionary act in the age of fast fashion

Forget Dry January – young Brits are giving up on booze altogether. Here’s the sobering reason why
Health

Forget Dry January – young Brits are giving up on booze altogether. Here’s the sobering reason why

How people are celebrating life and confronting a universal truth by attending their own funeral
Life

How people are celebrating life and confronting a universal truth by attending their own funeral

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The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year’s resolutions stick, explained
Wellbeing

The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year’s resolutions stick, explained

Veganuary: Will the cost of living crisis make us all go vegan?
Food

Veganuary: Will the cost of living crisis make us all go vegan?

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5
Alternative careers

How traditional crafts like clog making and sign-writing are providing an alternative to the 9 to 5

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’

Why is Gen Z catching more STIs? It’s complicated
Sexual health

Why is Gen Z catching more STIs? It’s complicated

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?
Education

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?

Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues
Student housing

Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues

Love Luxury boss Emily Abraham explains how she went from sofa surfing to CEO
Homelessness

Love Luxury boss Emily Abraham explains how she went from sofa surfing to CEO

Teachers with no special needs training are being ‘thrown in at the deep end’
Education

Teachers with no special needs training are being ‘thrown in at the deep end’

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
Books

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

‘I was fined £100 for dropping crisps’: How a private firm is making millions from littering fines
Environment

‘I was fined £100 for dropping crisps’: How a private firm is making millions from littering fines

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 
Film

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 

Workaways: How to travel the world without spending a penny
The future of travel

Workaways: How to travel the world without spending a penny

How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate
Climate crisis

How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate

This tiny Greek island now has zero waste – leading the way for the rest of the world
Envrionment

This tiny Greek island now has zero waste – leading the way for the rest of the world

Meet Freshta Karim: The Afghan children’s rights activist bringing books to Kabul’s kids
Afghanistan

Meet Freshta Karim: The Afghan children’s rights activist bringing books to Kabul’s kids

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Angela Rippon: ‘I would have loved them to have asked me years ago’
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
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
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?
Transport

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