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

Portraits of North East England on the cusp of change

Summer of 66

Taken during the only dull week of a long, hot summer in 1966, Peter Brabban's 'Newcastle Project' captures a city in the process of modernisation.

Art & Culture

Inside Oregon’s only locked psychiatric facility for women

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.

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.

Art & Culture

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

Meet the ‘Atlantic cowboys’ of the Faroe Islands

Boy zone

Photographer Andrea Gjestvang documents the changing face of masculinity in a territory built on traditional gender roles, but whose women are emigrating in large numbers.