14 h. ago 'We wouldn’t let our children drink dirty water. So why do we let them breathe dirty air?'

Parents decry a pollution 'epidemic' as hospital admissions for children with breathing problems soar, while Andy Burnham has defended scrapping Clean Air Zone charges. Jonathan Blades from Asthma + Lung UK says 'children should not be fighting for breath just because they're growing up near a busy road'

Society

38 h. ago The Assembly: 'I'm neurodivergent and here's why you should watch this ground

Household names face an outstanding panel of neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers in The Assembly. And the new ITV show is a breath of fresh air.

Politics

38 h. ago 'I'm neurodivergent and here's why you should watch ITV's The Assembly'

The Assembly sees some familiar faces get grilled by a panel of neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers on a range of topics. And it's a breath of fresh air.

Politics

3 d. ago You might be breathing polluted air right now — nearly half of Americans are

Climate-driven wildfires and other emissions are putting the health of than 156 million Americans at risk

Politics

4 d. ago Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report

American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smogAlmost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks.Just over 156 million people live in neighborhoods with unhealthy levels of soot or smog – a 16% rise compared with last year and the highest number in a decade, according to the American Lung Association (ALA) annual state of the air report. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Food hall opens soft play so adults can eat street food and drink cocktails while children play

This new adventure soft play is perfect for adults and children

Society

1 week ago The Thicket review – Peter Dinklage is a bounty hunter in harsh western with unusual chill

Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis star in a horse opera set in a snowbound world of bars, brothels and wide open spacesHere is a western starring Peter Dinklage, but forget hot sun-baked gullies and leather-skinned cowboys riding sweatily through rattlesnake country. The Thicket takes place in a hard, snowbound wilderness interspersed with equally hard, snowbound little townships consisting mainly of bars and brothels. You can see the breath in the air and the blood on the snow. The plot is staple horse opera: a kidnapped maiden must be rescued by a motley group of good-ish guys with mixed motives, headed up by Dinklage playing a bounty hunter character offering a similar vein of dry, world-weary cynicism as his breakthrough role as Tyrion in Game of Thrones, only much less aristocratic. He is joined by Gbenga Akinnagbe as his right hand man, with whom Dinklage has nice chemistry, and Levon Hawke, as a naive young Christian whose sister has been kidnapped by ruffians.The ruffians ar...

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Every year matters’: Queensland’s critically endangered ‘bum

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystemsExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailA rare “bum-breathing” turtle found in a single river system in Queensland has suffered one of its worst breeding seasons on record due to flooding last December. It has prompted volunteers to question how many more “bad years” the species can survive.A freshwater species that breathes by absorbing oxygen through gill-like structures in its tail, the Mary River turtle is endemic to south-east Queensland. Its population has fallen by more than 80% since the 1960s and its conservation status was upgraded from endangered to critically endangered last year.Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Contin...

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: ‘Madman’s dream’ or breath of fresh air? Independent readers divided over 2030 petrol car ban

Our community share their views on the 2030 petrol car ban, from fears of ‘crippling infrastructure costs’ to hopes for ‘cleaner air and smarter incentives’

Politics

2 w. ago Amazon knocks £250 off 'breath of fresh air' Acer gaming laptop as gamers hail 'superb value'

This budget-friendly gaming laptop is currently on an unbelievable discount.

Economics

3 w. ago Real Betis stance on Antony transfer confirmed as Man United await final decision

Manchester United winger Antony has been a breath of fresh air for Real Betis this year after joining during the January transfer window

Sport

3 w. ago Antony shows true colours with passionate message amid £40m Man United transfer claim

The winger has been a breath of fresh air for Real Betis since joining on loan from Manchester United in the January transfer window

Economics