Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

By Clément Sebastiao, Michael Szell. In Paris' boroughs, political votes correlate with delays in bicycle network deployment. For each additional 1% of right-wing votes, 0.86% fewer protected bicycle ...

As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays

Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence Most people arrested during violent protests after the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s murderer had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose. Data released by Hampshire police under freedom of information laws shows that 22 of 37 people (59%) detained in Southampton after Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life have also been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. Continue reading...

Every day, ordinary people across the UK are opening their homes to refugees. They represent our communities far more than the mobs targeting migrants with threats and violence, says Carly Whyborn

The British state did a deal with me years ago that allowed me to live here and be a European at the same time. I am not going to change my side of the bargain, no matter what happens

We are a group of Tower Hamlets residents who want to keep and improve the safer streets in Bethnal Green, for all.