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.

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

The forgotten charity workers on strike to survive

Vital support

As demand for services rises, low pay and poor conditions are pushing third sector workers into the arms of other charities.

News & Politics > Reportage

Art, culture, trauma and solidarity in wartime Ukraine

Spirit of defiance

After a year of full-scale war, young Ukrainians are fighting with everything they have to keep their nation, their culture and their values alive.

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

Why living 15 minutes from everything is actually good

Where goes the neighbourhood?

The 15-minute city has recently found itself at the centre of a bizarre conspiracy about freedom of movement, but millions are already living in them. Is it hell on earth as some fear, or is it, in fact, lovely?