Snapshots of London life one train stop at a time

Broken links

Between 1998 and 2010, Simon Wheatley rode the old Silverlink line across London's northern inner-suburbs, capturing their cultural diversity and stark inequalities up close.

Art & Culture

Intimate photos of love and loneliness in rural Russia

Exploring a world that doesn’t fit into the neat narrative of "Putin’s Russia", photographer Nadia Sablin takes a decade-long look at a small village and its inhabitants, institutions, nature, and mythology.

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 > Activism

Amazon’s surveillance culture is ‘breaking’ its workers

'We've all hit breaking point'

As Amazon UK staff strike for the first time in history, GMB members on the picket line in Coventry tell us about the "productivity targets" wreaking havoc on their physical and mental health.

News & Politics

Tenants are being left out in the cold by the cladding crisis

'We want our homes back'

When Grenfell-style cladding was removed from a Salford tower block in 2020, tenants had no idea it would take years to replace. With authorities passing the buck, residents of Holm Court have now spent three winters without insulation.