First person

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
Gaza/ Ahmed
Israel-Gaza war

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza

Ahmed, who is based in the UK, shares his family's story of being trapped in Gaza as campaigners call for a family visa scheme
My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
gaza/ roba
Israel-Gaza war

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

I lost 200 members of my family to war in Gaza. I feel betrayed by the UK government
gaza/ palestine
Israel-Gaza war

I lost 200 members of my family to war in Gaza. I feel betrayed by the UK government

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I'm searching for ways to survive in Palestine
Israel-Gaza war

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I'm searching for ways to survive in Palestine

I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
World AIDS Day

I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal
Sarah Smithers
Disability benefits

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal

'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

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'
Ian Meldrum
Disability benefits

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'

Inside The Factory: Finding solace in repetition
Inside the Factory host Gregg Wallace grinning next to a conveyor belt
Lucy Sweet

Inside The Factory: Finding solace in repetition

Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
Lost Map label boss Johnny Lynch performing as part of new collective Weird Wave at the Eigg Community Hall during Howlin’ Fling 2023
Lost Map

Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung

'I exist as two people': Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
Peyvand Sadeghian as a child in Iran
First person

'I exist as two people': Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity

'The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me': a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
Anonymous domestic abuse survivor struggles with disability benefits system
Disability benefits

'The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me': a domestic abuse survivor speaks out

'The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?'
George Mitchell, who has faced difficulties with the DWP PIP and universal credit
Disability benefits

'The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?'

‘I criticise Israel because I love it, not because I hate it’
Itai Erdal in new play Soldiers of Tomorrow
Opinion

‘I criticise Israel because I love it, not because I hate it’

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon
Laura Kelly

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Illustration two women embracing
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Josh Appignanesi meets a furry activist
Opinion

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
First person

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London's extortionate rents
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London's extortionate rents

'I'm an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless'
disability benefits/ aidan
Disability benefits

'I'm an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless'

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
A mouse by Rust Bucket Workshop
Artist studio

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
A painting of a girl with flowers for her hair by Artist duo Snik
behind the art

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I've had so many tribunal dates I've lost count'
dwp
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I've had so many tribunal dates I've lost count'

Menopause at 36: 'I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed'
Lara Roberts, a young woman in her thirties with shoulder length brown hair, looks away against a pale blue background
Lara Roberts

Menopause at 36: 'I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed'

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art
strange dolls by artist Junker Jane
artist profile

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art