Opinion

To make switch to net zero, we need largest overhaul of UK's electricity grid in generations
Illustration of a wind turbine powering a house on a blue background
Alice Delahunty

To make switch to net zero, we need largest overhaul of UK's electricity grid in generations

Our leaders don't have the political vision we so desperately need in a crisis
Tony Blair clapping and Gordon Brown waving
John Bird

Our leaders don't have the political vision we so desperately need in a crisis

Conspiracy theories are increasingly becoming accepted fact – but science tells the best stories
Astronaut James Irwin during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission
Robin Ince

Conspiracy theories are increasingly becoming accepted fact – but science tells the best stories

Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much longer
trussell trust food banks
Sabine Goodwin

Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much longer

'Why do terrorists target the most beautiful among us?': Reality of life in Israel after Hamas attacks
Israel eyewitness
Amit Slonim

'Why do terrorists target the most beautiful among us?': Reality of life in Israel after Hamas attacks

I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I'm worth £10 a day
Katy Styles

I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I'm worth £10 a day

How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 video game perfectly exemplifies UK's housing crisis
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on the PlayStation 5
Liam Geraghty

How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 video game perfectly exemplifies UK's housing crisis

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn't look away
Music

As war rages, music forces us to confront political complexity. We mustn't look away

The Great Amazon Heist: New doc exposes inconvenient truths about world’s biggest online retailer
Documentary maker Oobah Butler in Channel 4's The Great Amazon Heist.
Documentary

The Great Amazon Heist: New doc exposes inconvenient truths about world’s biggest online retailer

'Love is the fing': IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what's at the heart of new album TANGK
Joe Talbot

'Love is the fing': IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what's at the heart of new album TANGK

My visit to Labour Party Conference brought home the underlying impact of poverty
Liverpool skyline
John Bird

My visit to Labour Party Conference brought home the underlying impact of poverty

Labour vs Conservatives: Who has the right plan to end the UK housing crisis?
Conservatives' Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer of Labour went head to head in party conference speeches but which one tackled the housing crisis head on
Rachael Williamson

Labour vs Conservatives: Who has the right plan to end the UK housing crisis?

If you want to understand mysterious world of teenagers, try listening to them
A teenager blowing vape smoke
Rachel Burden

If you want to understand mysterious world of teenagers, try listening to them

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?
A hand holding a British passport
Steven MacKenzie

Life in the UK test: How many of us would pass the British citizenship test?

If Keir Starmer wants to beat the climate deniers, he should warn them about beer
Beer

If Keir Starmer wants to beat the climate deniers, he should warn them about beer

UK is on brink of a mass homelessness crisis. Government must act now – before it's too late
World Homeless Day

UK is on brink of a mass homelessness crisis. Government must act now – before it's too late

Tories have failed – only Labour has vision and will to tackle homelessness, says shadow minister
Mike Amesbury
Mike Amesbury MP

Tories have failed – only Labour has vision and will to tackle homelessness, says shadow minister

One in 50 Londoners are homeless. So this faith group decided to do something about it
Declan Flynn and Bex Keer

One in 50 Londoners are homeless. So this faith group decided to do something about it

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty
A blue and red manifesto
John Bird

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain
Stephen Graham in a dressing gown with a can of beer
Lucy Sweet

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain