Readers respond to an article by Frances Crook, the outgoing head of the Howard League for Penal Reform, about the need for radical change to the prison systemFrances Crook has been a voice of reason in the charity sector for 35 years (The reform of pr…
More awareness and support needed after miscarriage | Letter
Charlotte Tew writes about feeling isolated and the lack of adequate medical care for those who have lost a babyA huge thank you for publishing the podcast about baby loss and miscarriage (Today in Focus, 9 August). My husband and I are currently exper…
Leeds prison punished inmates by restricting showers, report finds
Staff at HMP Leeds restricted access during hot weather in June 2020, with shielding inmates also affectedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrisoners were unlawfully prevented from showering daily as punishment for poor behavi…
Diabetes ‘wakeup call’ as 1,500 children in England have type 2
Charity says government must do more to tackle childhood obesity with one in three now overweightHundreds of children and teenagers in England have type 2 diabetes, data shows, leading charities to describe the findings as a “worrying wakeup call” and …
‘We’re not just passing through’: how photographer Vanley Burke immortalised black Britain
Raised in Jamaica, Burke has spent half a century documenting the lives of black people in Birmingham, from parties and weddings to funerals and anti-racist marches. And his work is far from overVanley Burke has been sitting in his allotment. The 70-ye…
‘I’m scared of being killed’: sex worker activists speak out
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
Disabled woman wins permission for judicial review of Hampstead Ponds charges
Christina Efthimiou claims new charging regime discriminates against disabled swimmersA disabled woman has won permission for a judicial review of the new charging regime for swimming at Hampstead ponds in north London, which she claims is discriminato…
The Covid vaccines mean we can start living again – in Britain, at least | Devi Sridhar
We made sacrifices to buy time for a scientific solution that has now arrived. Yet where jabs aren’t available, the crisis still ragesWe have all made sacrifices over the past 18 months. People have stayed home to protect others. Businesses have shutte…
Why salmonella is a food poisoning killer that won’t go away in the US
About 1.35m Americans a year fall ill from the bacteria. Why are there still so many infections?In my kitchen, I treat raw chicken as if it’s crawling with bacteria that could make me and my family sick. I use separate cutting boards for meats and prod…
Tell us: have you experienced delays to your NHS treatment?
We would like to hear from people whose NHS treatments or surgeries have been delayed due to CovidAs part of our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we would like to hear from people whose NHS treatments have been delayed. Has your surgery or …