6 h. ago Alzheimer's Society research reveals 1 in 3 people don't know their neighbours

It means lonely elderly people may be going unnoticed, with social isolation increasing their risk of dementia up to 60 per cent.

Politics

19 h. ago Iconic cultural sites under threat as half a million flee Thailand

This is the second time in four months that hundreds of thousands of people have had to escape the fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours

Events

1 week ago People divided as woman puts up sign naming neighbour after dog row

The woman had tried to resolve the problem another way, but had no luck

Politics

2 w. ago He seemed like the perfect family man. Then he brought chaos to Liverpool

Paul Doyle had a loving bond with his wife and children and was known as a ‘good guy’ in the community. Then he drove his car into a crowd of innocent football fans in an act of ‘calculated violence’ which left more than 130 people injured. Neighbours in his quiet neighbourgood tell Alex Ross why they are still in disbelief

Society

2 w. ago Relatives of disappeared brace themselves as bodies are exhumed from notorious mass grave in Colombia

Medellín’s Comuna 13 neighbourhood saw extraordinary violence in the 2000s, with hundreds of people detained, tortured or killedWhen Operation Orión began in October 2002, Hermey Mejía thought the violence that had ravaged his corner of Medellín for decades would finally come to an end.The 22-year-old told his mother, Teresa Gómez, that he hoped Colombia’s armed forces would get rid of the urban guerrillas who ruled the streets of Comuna 13, then one of the most dangerous districts in the world. The area, of strategic importance for drugs and weapons trafficking, had long been trapped in a cycle of bloodshed: first under Pablo Escobar’s narcos, then, after their fall, leftwing militias. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'People don't know their neighbours anymore': Anita Dobson mourns how the East End lost its sense of community as she says 'politically, everyone's at war'

The Eastenders legend says a sense of community in the rough-and-ready area is gone, and it is no longer one she fully recognises.

Politics

4 w. ago Livingston MP announces return of annual Christmas Card competition

This year’s theme, “Christmas on Your Street,” invites young people to showcase how their families, neighbours, and communities celebrate the festive season where they live.

Politics

4 w. ago Delhi and Islamabad blasts expose South Asia’s fragile security as rivals trade blame

Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours

Events