Frances Rankin

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Richard Sprenger |Frances Rankin |Christopher Cherry |Ken Macfarlane |Noah Payne-Frank |Temujin Doran | +1 more

From anxious children unable to cope with school to those with more complex, profound disabilities, support for Send children in England is broken, with underfunded local authorities delaying legal obligations to support families and increasing numbers of parents unable to work, burnt out, judged and even suffering PTSD from attempting to navigate the system. The Guardian meets parents and children from across the country to get a sense of the scale of the issue

Mar 4, 2025 | theguardian.com | Bethan Mckernan |Ayman Abu Ramouz |Bruno Rinvolucri |Frances Rankin |Temujin Doran

In December 2024 the Assad regime was overthrown after more than 50 years of dictatorship. In its place is a transitional government led by Syrian rebel group HTS, which along with allied militia groups drove Bashar al-Assad out of the country. Now Syria is at a crossroads.

Jan 14, 2025 | theguardian.com | Temujin Doran |Noah Payne-Frank |Frances Rankin |Richard Sprenger

Darren Parkinson is one of about 2 million people living with long Covid in England and Scotland. The illness is having a detrimental impact on his life, stopping him from being the kind of active and involved parent the wants to be to his two children. The Guardian has spent a year with Darren and his family to document his journey as he tries to recover from long Covid and come to terms with his new reality

Nov 20, 2024 | theguardian.com | Bruno Rinvolucri |Frances Rankin |Temujin Doran

Thousands of farmers gathered in central London on Tuesday to protest against changes to inheritance tax announced by the Labour government. Inherited agricultural assets such as family farms that are worth over £1m would be taxed at 20%, when they were previously exempt. Farmers at the protest said this change would mean they would not be able to continue working on their family farms.

Sep 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | Frances Rankin |John Domokos |Bruno Rinvolucri |Maeve Shearlaw |Lauren Hurrell |Temujin Doran | +1 more

Lila Tamea was one of the worshippers inside Abdullah Quilliam Society mosque in Liverpool when it was targeted by far-right rioters in August. Alongside Imam Adam Kelwick, she went out to speak to them and offer food. In the weeks that followed, Lila took a leading role in trying to rebuild her community after the violence. But now, despite promises of community cohesion in Liverpool, fear and paranoia are still a daily reality for Muslim women