Pharmaceuticals: who decides the price of life?
The cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi could extend the lives of thousands of children – but it comes...
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The fit-for-work scandal - podcast
After a picture of 64-year-old Stephen Smith’s emaciated frame went viral, the Department for...
The empty doorway: Britain's homelessness crisis
A record number of homeless people died in 2018 and charities are warning this year could be...
Understanding the fight over trans rights — part 1
Stephen Whittle has been at the heart of trans activism for half a century. He discusses the...
A year inside: what shielding has meant for the most vulnerable
The first national lockdown began in Britain a year ago today, but for those identified as...
How the pandemic exposed the crisis in children’s social care
Children’s services have reached breaking point in some areas as family breakdown and a lack of...
What does the Omicron winter crisis mean for the NHS?
Hospital trusts across England have declared ‘critical incidents’ in record numbers as the...
How pandemics end and what they leave behind
Two years after the first UK coronavirus lockdown, Laura Spinney reflects on what the years after...
England’s new strangulation law – and why it’s needed
A new law specifically targeting non-fatal strangulation comes into effect this week in England...
With no restrictions in place and a successful vaccine rollout in the UK, it is tempting to think...
Is it time to rethink the laws on assisted dying?
Laws around assisted dying have long been contentious and euthanasia remains illegal in the UK....
The young people speaking out against the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
Rachael Reign was an active member of an evangelical Christian church with branches worldwide. It...
The families stuck living in Britain’s unlicensed bedsits
Why do so many people end up in unlicensed houses of multiple occupation? And what are the...
Heroin and me: our political sketch writer on giving up drugs
The best decision the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer, John Crace, ever made was to give...
Back from the brink of death: reversing a heroin overdose
Anti-overdose drug naloxone has been in clinical use since the 1970s but not always where it’s...
After Grenfell: the unsolved cladding crisis
The Grenfell Tower tragedy forced a reassessment of fire safety for buildings across the country,...
Who’s paying for the government’s plan to fix social care?
The government’s plan to fix the ailing social care system passed into law this week. But who...
Will the Omicron Covid variant cancel Christmas?
A new Covid variant first identified in South Africa is spreading around the world, with leaders...
Is the cryptocurrency trading boom creating a new generation of addicts?
With endorsements from celebrities and ads on TikTok, cryptocurrency has gone mainstream. But not...
Is the cryptocurrency trading boom creating a new generation of addicts?
With endorsements from celebrities and ads on TikTok, cryptocurrency has gone mainstream. But not...
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