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Global development
The annual gathering at Koovagam is rooted in an ancient poem. Five trans attendees talk about what the event means to them in light of a controversial change to the…
May 12, 2026
· 1 min read
Money
Haringey council’s penalty seems extortionate – especially when other authorities charge lower amountsI read your story about a man fined £500 for dropping a cigarette butt on the pavement.I have…
May 11, 2026
· 1 min read
Gabriela Oliván
New study reveals 30% of Argentines play football at least once a month, with one in four females taking to the pitch in past 12 months. The women’s game is…
May 10, 2026
· 1 min read
Living wage
The group’s latest triumph won over the Department for Business and Trade, now it is eyeing private care providers and supermarketsA paragon of the kind of people-powered progress that feels…
May 10, 2026
· 1 min read
Women
A new claim is doing the rounds online: that women who are too nice risk getting an autoimmune disease. And while aspects of this message are clearly dubious, there’s a…
April 19, 2026
· 2 min read
London
Responding to an editorial on antisocial behaviour in the capital, Sum Kung writes that young people are demonised, while David Hutchinson and Jacqueline Simpson respond to an article by mayor…
April 14, 2026
· 1 min read
Men
What is a very private struggle – coming to terms with one’s own appearance – is being reshaped into a site of competition and ridiculeI felt something akin to devastation…
March 24, 2026
· 2 min read
Europe
From Lisbon to Amsterdam, housing policy has led to haves and have-nots. But, as our new series uncovers, it doesn’t have to be this wayIn this series, writers discuss the…
June 26, 2025
· 2 min read
Global development
With more spending going to defence, the latest budget cut will take Britain’s aid contribution to its lowest for a quarter of a centuryKeir Starmer’s decision this week to slash…
February 28, 2025
· 1 min read