What happens after you flush? In After the Flush: Rethinking the Future of Human Waste, author Nick Kawa takes us on an enlightening and at times frustrating journey from toilet ... Read more

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The new book “After the Flush” explores the history of urban sanitation and makes a case for environmentally friendly alternatives to water-wasting sewer systems.

When transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London Do you prioritise paying the rent, putting food on the table or keeping the house warm in winter? In practice, says Laura Braddock, a single mum from Wirral, Merseyside, you always pay the rent first and improvise the rest. “If I’ve got a roof over our head, then everything else I can muddle through.” The pressing problem for Braddock, 39, is that muddling through is getting harder. The monthly rent for her two-bedroom flat far outstrips the local housing allowance (LHA) she receives – and the gap may widen. Continue reading...

The winger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned

In 1993, a desperate man stumbled into a remote village in the foothills of the Karakoram mountains. After the residents nursed him back to health, he placed his hands on the village elder's shoulders...

New data analysis from health data experts Terra and triathlon icon Alistair Brownlee has provided fresh evidence that cycling is

Football federation leaders are massing forces at the gates, but years after the first proposed selling off of its commercial legacy and the Qatar World Cup

It was framed as a perfect storm because nativists dearly wanted it to be. Looking on, progressives failed to meet the moment too, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

Kazakhs cheering Uzbeks, Bengalis wild for Argentina … This tournament was once a playground for nationalism. Now it shows how flimsy that allegiance is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy

El Gobierno de Kast toma distancia de las acusaciones y señala que el equipo no forma parte de la misión oficial enviada al país de la catástrofe

Herramienta ciudadana para reconectar a las familias tras el sismo. Reporta a quien no logras contactar, o avisa cuando lo encuentres.

At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to rise

Experts and activists back Mike Tapp’s proposal for care worker exclusion that led to row with Shabana Mahmood

Two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela within less than a minute on the evening of 24 June, causing widespread damage to buildings, likely spurring landslides, and killing at least 164 people, though ...

Earthquake survivors could be rescued more quickly if the media communicated the number of likely fatalities from the outset, argues Max Wyss.

Local officials warn of fatalities as people left trapped under rubble

Starmer did not "do nothing": he made the country radically more regressive. No wonder he fell.

Starmer did not "do nothing": he made the country radically more regressive. No wonder he fell.

Covering a tournament, my smartwatch showed my heart rate was 10-20 beats above normal. How luxurious to half-watch

The Fifa president has prostrated the organisation before Donald Trump and lost control of his own tournament as a result

The crowd that gathered late into the night to celebrate on the streets reflected an idea of London where all are welcome

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced charges against an ICE officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man

In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, the much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle

By Jeremy Sabel and Matt Heydon Natural England’s Species Recovery & Reintroductions Team Projects involving the release of white stork Ciconia ciconia capture the public imagination. If fairy tales a...

Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties - Volume 11 Issue 1

“With big ambitions, do you guys have teeth?”

Something of an obsessive with tidiness, the interim coach has beaten all the club’s closest rivals in his short time in charge