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We can save water and help the environment just by clearing out our inboxes – so what am I doing with all these old takeaway receipts, ask Emma Beddington

Recent killings have dazed the world and provoked condemnation. But little is said about the calibre of Palestinian journalism, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Knife crime is not just a statistic, it’s a national epidemic. It is an unacceptable reality and a devastating social issue that destroys families and communities across the UK. Every week, I read headline after headline of another teenage killing, where further teenagers are being sentenced to a lifetime in…

Trump’s summit failed to achieve a ceasefire, but the Russian president will be very happy with how events are unfolding, says Rajan Menon of City College of New York

The brutal reality is that if you don’t come from money, the best way to boost your finances is through a relationship, says journalist Elle Hunt

There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see it, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Leafing through the programme at the theatre on Saturday night, the eyes were drawn as they usually are, to the section at the back where they list the benefactors. As ever, it was a question of seeing how many of them were familiar. But on this occasion, there was an…

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Donald Trump appears to be urging Volodymyr Zelensky to give up land for peace

I worked in television production for more than 25 years. In that time, toxic behaviour wasn’t the exception – it was the rule. Shouting in edit suites, endless working hours, bullying dressed up as “banter,” mental health treated as weakness: this was the price of entry. Everyone knew it, everyone…