society
interviews & opinion
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Drug addiction isn't going away so why are treatment centres being slashed?Our most desperate clients lead chaotic lives and this hurts our performance targets - they now have to jump through hoops before getting any help
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Artificial intelligence is already making inroads into the NHS and could have profound effects on the medical workforceTechnology could redefine the doctor-patient relationship
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A decade haunted by mass poverty, violent extremism and world war gives us one crucial advantage: the chance to learn the era’s lessons and avoid its mistakes
The 1930s were humanity's darkest, bloodiest hour. Are you paying attention?
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How women's health advocates can win in 2017US restrictions on family planning funding in developing countries puts mothers at risk, but could this crisis be an opportunity?
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NHS workers urged to be alert for sepsis and treat within an hourNew guidance from Nice warns that patients can become very sick rapidly and require urgent review and treatment
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Mexican government accused of torture at disabled care home
Global development professionals network Mexican government accused of torture at disabled care home
In a landmark legal case against the government, an NGO is fighting for disabled people’s right to live in their communities, rather than institutions
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Hammond’s budget leaves the housing crisis unsolved and this bad plan to cut housing benefit for 18- to 21-year-olds will cost more than it saves
Scrapping housing benefit for 18-year-olds? The Tories have Cone Syndrome -
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Stakeholders, such as rough sleepers, trust charities to give them a voice – and to use that voice to criticise the government, not do its dirty work on migrationIt’s not charities’ job to aid deportations
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'Trustees are a nightmare!': readers on charity leadershipIn response to the charity boss who says volunteer trustees are undermining UK charities, here are readers’ views of the good, the bad and the ugly
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Activist Amal Azzudin: ‘As long as there is passion and courage, anything is possible’The Scottish campaigner for refugees’ rights on inspiring other young people to make a difference
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Breid Amamoo obituaryOther lives: Restaurauteur, counsellor and writer who did voluntary work in Ghana
public leaders
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Trump's infrastructure plans cannot be imposed by forceTrump wants to fix crumbling US assets, but he will have to rely on states and localities that raise - and spend - most of the money
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Freeze but no strategy: the budget and public servicesThe Tory government doesn’t like running public services, as this hand-to-mouth budget shows
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The women leading local government – videoFemale council bosses on how councils are becoming open, supportive places where women can thrive – at all levels
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Care homes say extra £2bn from budget must go to frontline services