environment and community
Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
Play sport and exercising improves health and wellbeing, but too many LGBTQ+ people still feel excluded, writes Simon Blake, CEO of Stonewall
Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
The RSPB is encouraging the public to take one hour out of their weekend to join in their Big Garden Birdwatch
Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes
While in opposition, Labour denounced the Tories for cramming people seeking asylum into military camps. Now they’re dusting off the very same failed playbook, argues Just Fair and Human Rights Watch
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say

‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here’s why it’s such a good idea

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here’s why it’s such a good idea
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks

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

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

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
It’s fine to be confused by Labour’s economic plans – here’s the thread that connects it all

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: ‘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

‘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

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

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

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’

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

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot

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

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

I fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine
This Lancaster Priory monument was a culture wars flashpoint. Then it became a force for good
