Once a cheap store-cupboard staple, sardines are fast becoming a luxury food item. Last year, #SardineGirlSummer saw influencers promoting the health benefits of sardinemaxxing, while sardinecore became the must-have fashion trend. Now, demand is accelerating just as Morocco’s sardine stock has collapsed, causing shortages on supermarket shelves. The Guardian travels to Matosinhos in Portugal, the cultural home of the sardine industry, to investigate who is profiting from the boom, how it has affected local fishermen, and what sustainability looks like in an era of global heating

When ministers announced major changes to welfare, many were left in shock that such deep cuts would be enacted by a Labour government. The Guardian spent time with dissenting voices in the run-up to ...

From anxious children unable to cope with school to those with more complex, profound disabilities, support for Send children in England is broken. The Guardian meets parents and children to get a sen...

Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

Channel 1 is a new rolling news channel with a difference - its stories are scripted, edited and presented by AI. The Guardian visited the its creators in Los Angeles to find out more - and to auditio...

Report shows UK spends £11.7bn on hospital care for terminal patients who would rather die at home or in a hospice

Darren Parkinson is one of about 2 million people living with long Covid in England and Scotland. The illness is having a detrimental impact on his life, stopping him from being the kind of active and...