‘This is no damn hobby’: the ‘gangsta gardener’ transforming Los Angeles

“The garden seduces me,” says Ron Finley, who is known around the world as the “gangsta…

Spanish official apologises for spraying beach with bleach

An official in southern Spain has apologised for spraying the local beach with diluted bleach in…

Calls for more space for walking and cycling in UK during lockdown

Politicians and experts have called for urgent action to create more space for walking and cycling…

‘Nature survives in the tiniest corners’: the City of London’s wild heart

“There was literally a frog orgy in that one. There is no other way to describe…

Covid-19: what role might air pollution play? – podcast

After a string of studies that highlight the possible link between air pollution and Covid-19 deaths,…

Bondi beach and Bronte welcome back swimmers as coronavirus lockdown relaxed – in pictures

A surfer waits for the 7am reopening of Bondi beach on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty…

Democrats to plow ahead with proxy voting over GOP resistance

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to go ahead with proxy voting in the House during the…

McConnell dangles aid to states — with a catch

Mitch McConnell is open to cutting a deal to provide reeling states and cities with relief…

What happens after coronavirus will determine our climate’s future

Since the Guardian began daily reports of the atmospheric carbon dioxide count from Mauna Loa, in…

House to join Senate in returning to Washington next Monday

The House and Senate will return on Monday, May 4 after an extended recess to prevent…