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I've been a refugee twice – seeing the response to racism makes me proud to be British
Anti-racism demonstrators in Manchester, August 10 2024
Danyal Sattar

I've been a refugee twice – seeing the response to racism makes me proud to be British

No, Extinction Rebellion are not 'storming' Windsor Castle. Here's what we're doing instead
Marijn van de Geer

No, Extinction Rebellion are not 'storming' Windsor Castle. Here's what we're doing instead

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
a group of people stands outside Shadwell Overground station in east London
Housing

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Immigration

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say

Labour's focus on immigration and border security is a rehash of failed Tory policies
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Daniel Sohege

Labour's focus on immigration and border security is a rehash of failed Tory policies

Restore Nature Now: Finding camaraderie and inspiration on a march for nature
A butterfly
Robin Ince

Restore Nature Now: Finding camaraderie and inspiration on a march for nature

Use money from Brits' dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told
Placards held up at counter protests in London following UK riots
UK riots

Use money from Brits' dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told

Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion 'a sign of things to come', campaigners warn
Climate crisis

Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion 'a sign of things to come', campaigners warn

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ulyana Travola alongside her husband and children, who are still in Ukraine
Ukraine war

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
a blue bus in Scotland
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots
UK riots

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest

Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
Conservation

Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime
Local residents at the unveiling of the Northumberland Park Street Gym, developed by not-for-profit organisation Raza Sana and funded by Gymbox and Haringey Council
Community

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face

NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes
social homes being worked on with a crane
Environment

NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes

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Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'
TV

Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'

People in Gaza say they're waiting their turn to be killed – the sense of helplessness is overwhelming
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike as internally displaced Palestinians sit next to their tents in Khan Younis camp, southern Gaza Strip
Ahmed Najar

People in Gaza say they're waiting their turn to be killed – the sense of helplessness is overwhelming

Behind the secret birth of London's first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means
A baby beaver swimming in the water
Rewilding

Behind the secret birth of London's first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means

Brazil wants to tax the world's wealthiest 3,000 people. Here's how that money could change the world
Cost of living crisis protest, Enough is enough, UK protest
A Modest Proposal

Brazil wants to tax the world's wealthiest 3,000 people. Here's how that money could change the world