These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Permanency in Foster Care - Permanency has long been held up as a cornerstone often described as the gold standard against which success is measured

When we rejoice in others’ success, the Dalai Llama once said, we multiply our chances by billions. These are good odds!

Breaking the Cycle A Care Leaver's Story of Love, Strength, and Becoming a Good Mum

Jack King’s black-and-white debut about Bradford’s carwash underworld is bleakly beautiful and superbly acted – even if its second half drifts after a gripping start

* Talks deadlocked over asking price of rail terminal site * Freightliner’s £400m demand could delay £4.2bn build Manchester United’s plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium next to Old Trafford are facing delays due to a standoff over the price of land needed to begin work on the construction of the proposed ground Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called “the Wembley of the North”. The club want land used as a rail freight terminal to complete the Old Trafford Regeneration Project, which they claim will bring £7.3bn a year to the UK economy. United have held talks with Freightliner, the haulage company that owns and operates the terminal, about buying the land, but negotiations are deadlocked due to a disagreement over the price. Continue reading...

The Psycho-Social · Episode

Daisy Dumas road tests a coffee rave in Sydney where there’s no alcohol and people dance all morning … sober