Health data is both hugely sensitive and immensely valuable – to our health, and to big business. The UK’s NHS data has been valued at £10bn. And our GP data – with details of everything from diagnoses and medications to depression, abortions, sexually transmitted infections and addictions – is th
Most countries closed their borders over the pandemic, but for asylum seekers, deportation continued all over the world. More and more often, they are returned to the same life-threatening conditions that they fled. To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, and the launch of our multimedia project 'Pa
The Black Lives Matter movement has renewed demands from activists in the US and around the world seeking compensation for the legacies of slavery and colonialism. But what would a reparative economic agenda practically entail and what models exist around the world?
From Shell and BP to North Sea oil, modern Britain was floated on an ocean of black gold. But as we face climate breakdown, the addiction needs to end. Explore how oil shaped Britain, and what comes next.
Misinformation is a crucial challenge to women’s human rights in the 21st century. Women are given false and misleading information about their health and rights – including by politically connected right-wing movements that oppose access to legal abortion and contraception under all circumstances
After the failure of the European Super League, football fans are lining up to protest against billionaire owners. A discussion on soft power, soccer and a fan-led revolution: We ask who is really calling the shots when it comes to football’s future.
With growing Palestinian protests and intensifying Israeli violence, what is the future of Palestinian social and political movements and the struggle to end occupation?
The Labour party suffered across the UK last week, losing the Hartlepool by-election and a swathe of council seats in England, and getting its lowest ever vote share in a Scottish parliament election. How should it respond?
With Scotland voting on Thursday in an election that could lead to a second independence referendum and increased talk of a 'border poll' in Northern Ireland, is Britain breaking up? And why? Where does England fit in this story? Hear from a panel of experts from across Britain's political divides
Women journalists often face a backlash for the work they do, but they haven't given up. To mark World Press Freedom Day, meet some of the women around the world resisting sexism and reporting from the frontlines.
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has given the answer Boris Johnson wanted to hear: it says the UK "should be regarded as a model for other white-majority countries". Many people who bear the brunt of racism are tired of being asked how to end it. So what do white people need to do?
Right as the NHS battles 'vaccine hesitancy', why is the government giving a CIA-backed firm – whose spyware has been accused of creating ‘racist’ feedback loops in US policing – a major, long-term role in handling our personal health information, and in England's cherished NHS?Get the inside stor
