‘People say I don’t really need a wheelchair’
Amy Anderson Amy Anderson was diagnosed with cerebral palsy aged two Amy Anderson says she already felt on the “fringe” of the disabled community when a colleague’s husband questioned whether…
What we know about Israel’s attack on Iran
Reuters Israel has carried out what it described as “precise and targeted” airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for the barrage of missile strikes launched by Tehran against Israel earlier this…
How my investigation led to sex trafficking charges against ex-boss
BBC Barrett Pall showing a diary entry about his experience to BBC correspondent Rianna Croxford In a federal courtroom in New York, for the first time I’m face to face…
The social changes fuelling the men v women election
BBC Donald Trump enjoys a huge lead among men, while women tell pollsters they prefer Kamala Harris by a similarly large margin. The political gender gap reflects a decade of…
‘Budget to match Labour best’ and ‘King back to full duties’
BBC Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the Observer that she is keeping her election promises in full, following claims she will raise taxes for working people in Wednesday Budget.She says that…
President Masisi’s BDP wants five more years in power
AFP Botswana’s governing party – in power for almost six decades – is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with…
The exiles who escaped Gaza for a life in limbo
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa It’s been 10 months since my family left Gaza but we continue to live with the loss, the pain, the impact of the war in all its…
A puff of marijuana – then locked up in compulsory drug rehab
Singapore Prison Service A guard monitors CCTV in the Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) control room Kim* is a young professional who started using cannabis when family life became messy. Things…
The town where a subculture feels safe
Danny Lawson/PA Whitby was chosen as the festival’s host town due to its association with Dracula Thirty years since the seaside town hosted its first Goth Weekend, Whitby is still…
Reeves pledges £1.4bn for ‘crumbling’ classrooms
Getty Images The government has pledged £1.4bn to meet a target of rebuilding 50 schools in England a year, so that children do not have to learn in “crumbling” classrooms.…