Party ready to pour resources into byelection after ‘game-changing’ barring of Greater Manchester mayor ...

A series shining a light on neighbourhoods which offer a more authentic taste of a city  The historic port district – and setting for Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting – has evolved into a cultural and ...

Almost 100 flood warnings issued in England, with red warning, meaning danger to life, in Ottery St Mary ...

Guardian Australia's poll to crown Australia's favourite children's picture book has officially begun, and Grandma Poss AKA Matilda Boseley is here to walk you through the voting process ...

Adorable spirits guide the dead towards reincarnation in this beautifully strange Hong Kong anime – but watch out for the gut-wrenching violence ...

This second novel in a sharp duology offers a powerful interrogation of language in the age of mechanical mass destruction ...

I was stranded in Brussels after a power failure, but the promised refund for hotels, food and transport failed to arrive ...

From crying miners to birthday girls via a body therapist and a meat packer, portraits from Richard Avedon’s celebrated series In the American West are on show in a new exhibition curated by his grand ...

Protests have erupted across the US after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian columnist Moira Donegan ...

Some are trapped in a vicious cycle: rising rents, rising energy bills and falling standards. But this is not inevitable ...

By putting out one fire, Labour might have ignited several others ...

Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones ...