Photos revealing the reality of childbirth without clean water

Carrying life

A new exhibition open this International Women's Day shines a light on the stories of mothers and babies in Malawi’s Ntchisi District, who were previously impacted by dirty water, poor sanitation and a lack of hygiene in health centres.

Art & Culture

Photos of what San Francisco really looked like in the ’60s

Summer of love

Believing the media’s representation of the Haight-Ashbury district during the hippie movement to be exaggerated and overly negative, Elaine Mayes sought to photograph the true face of counterculture in the 1960s.

News & Politics > Activism

Young teachers tell us why they’re striking this week

Fund our schools

With thousands of teachers taking part in industrial action across England, Scotland and Wales, those new to the profession are fighting for the same investment in education they were promised when they were at school.

News & Politics

Inside the Stratford theatre being used as a warm bank

To freeze, or not to freeze?

With hundreds of thousands of people accessing warm banks each week, we travelled to ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi's constituency to find out why a Royal Shakespeare Company venue has opened as a place for the community to shelter from the cold.

News & Politics

Trans people aren’t a threat to women’s rights, the state is

A call for unity

As far-right radicalism escalates in the UK, it's time we started treating transphobic hate crimes, anti-migrant protests, and police violence against women as part of the same problem.

Art & Culture

Inside Oregon’s only locked psychiatric facility for women

Ward 81

In 1976, Mary Ellen Mark was given unique access to Oregon State Hospital to photograph life on the high security Ward 81, creating a nuanced and compassionate portrayal of female mental health patients.