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Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence
Rayyan Aboobaker

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence

Right now, there will be schools across the UK preparing to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. In other schools, there will be silence

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’
LGBTQ+

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’

Drag queen Tia Kofi speaks about grief after losing her mother, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and campaigning to protect giant armadillos

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Tim Wainwright

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all

As populations grow and water supplies dwindle, water insecurity is becoming a global geopolitical flashpoint

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
Norena Shopland

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

A decade of Wales’ future generations commissioner: ‘Looking ahead is how we look after each other’
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales’ future generations commissioner: ‘Looking ahead is how we look after each other’

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The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
15-minute cities

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Social Justice

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
Simon Blake

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

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
Britain's birds

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes
Michael Bochenek and Alex Firth

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

‘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
Water

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
Private jets

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’
Family hubs

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’
Food banks

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
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

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