society
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NHS finances facing 'nasty hangover' after bid to avert winter crisisOutsourcing work to private sector has dealt big blow to NHS trusts’ efforts to balance books, King’s Fund says
interviews & opinion
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This bus bill is just the ticket to create access to education and jobsLondoners already have a great bus service. Parliament now needs to extend that option to the rest of the country
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The NHS's biggest challenge is convincing the public it has a planPeople blame immigration and cuts for the NHS crisis. The health service needs to communicate what is really going on
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The euthanasia debate is polarised, yet shared concerns unite all sidesPeople with opposing views on legalising the right to die agree palliative care is inadequate. We need to build on this common ground
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Have you been affected by NHS hospital closures and cuts to services?We want to hear from staff members and patients about the government’s plans to transform our health service, resulting in hospital closures
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How defunding Planned Parenthood could wipe out transgender healthcareFor many transgender people, finding local clinics that provide medical services without bias can be near impossible, leaving thousands without basic care
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NHS 'standing on burning platform' of outdated acute care modelCampaigners say inspectors’ report highlights impact of cuts to urgent and emergency services with demand putting patients at risk
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'Affordable housing'? Not in Manchester. So we have made our own rulesResidents with an income under the national average can’t afford rent at 80% of market rate. Our formula is based on 30% of the average wage.
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World Book Day: Without libraries we are less human and more profoundly aloneCouncils threaten libraries with closure and then rely on volunteers to keep them open. But professional librarians are the key to a healthy library
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Donations made using PayPal platform may never reach charities, lawsuit saysGiving Fund platform says it allows donations to ‘over a million charities’ – but few actually get funds because they aren’t registered with company, suit says
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Environment groups fear cost rules may deter vital court challengesRSPB, ClientEarth and FoE launch judicial review of Ministry of Justice’s change to costs cap already criticised by UN and peers
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One in five UK charities 'struggling to survive'Charity leaders are less confident this year about facing rising demand for services as financial climate gets tougher, says report
public leaders
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With parks, libraries, hospitals and prisons under threat, we are not entering a new era of cuts to essential services, but one that more people can see
UK government cuts have happened under our noses
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Failing public services need better management: but who's listening?Without better data or proper performance management, Whitehall will continue to ignore crisis warnings over public services
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Parks and recreation. Your favourite local green spacesCouncil budgets for parks may have been cut, but you still love your local parks. We asked readers to share their pictures via Guardian Witness and here are some of our favourites.
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More than half of new-build homes in England 'have major faults'