Noah Payne-Frank

2 days 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

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Temujin Doran |Noah Payne-Frank |Christopher Cherry |Richard Sprenger

The prison population in England and Wales has doubled in the last 30 years, with overcrowding now endemic across the system. But the government's strategy of easing this pressure by granting early release to thousands of offenders has had a knock-on effect. With many lacking stability on the outside, reoffending rates are high, exacerbating the existing problem.

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

Jan 7, 2025 | theguardian.com | Amy Hawkins |Christopher Cherry |Noah Payne-Frank |Temujin Doran

After 30 years of relentless growth and capitalism, a new trend has emerged in China. The search for a simpler, calmer life is leading some Chinese people to seek a life abroad. The trend is so popular that it’s gained its own internet buzzword: the “run philosophy."Chiang mai, in northern Thailand is the country’s second biggest city. It’s a tourist hotspot popular with backpackers but has recently become an unlikely second home for thousands of Chinese people seeking alternative lifestyles.

Nov 6, 2024 | theguardian.com | Oliver Laughland |Noah Payne-Frank |Laurence Topham

America has elected Donald Trump for a second time after a convincing victory over Kamala Harris. In the final instalment of Anywhere but Washington, Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel to Michigan to watch the final days of the race; as fervent Trump supporters hit the streets, young women mobilise behind Harris, and chaos and despair drive rival election night parties• How the Guardian will stand up to four more years of Donald Trump | Katharine Viner