Watch live as Joe Biden honours 19 Americans with the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Friday 3 May.

Jason Williams, known as the cloud gardener, is campaigning for green spaces in new builds and rights for tenants to grow plants

The former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has bought the branding rights to ‘the Invincibles’

Florida and North Carolina have eluded Democrats for years. But they think abortion rights might change their fortune

Human rights Watch has accused Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season

Labour movement comes together every 1 May to call attention to fundamental rights issues and to celebrate the power of collective action

Labour are reportedly in talks to water down their employment policies to placate business across the country

CBP One app offers far too few appointments, meaning asylum seekers must wait or pay human trafficking groups, report reveals

Harry Potter star reveals in interview that he has had no contact with Rowling since the author’s gender-critical statements on trans women

Republican-led efforts to restrict abortion rights are set to be major target for Democrats in general election

Manahel-al-Otaibi was arrested in November 2022 after she called for reforms around women’s rights in Saudi Arabia

Manahel al-Otaibi, who frequently promoted female empowerment on social media, was arrested under anti-terror laws

Students occupied a building at Columbia University overnight as the standoff between pro-Palestine protesters and the varsity authorities escalated. Demonstrators moved to occupy Hamilton Hall at the Manhattan school early on Tuesday 30 April after ...

Ministers accused of dragging NHS into ‘culture wars debate’ with proposal for patient rights update

Previous contest exposed splits on issues such as LGBTQ+ rights and green policy that next leader must tackle

Report concludes state sheltered soldiers from prosecution for Troubles-era crimes, as amnesty legislation comes into force

The activist singer-songwriter on fighting for trans rights, his 40 years in the music business and his forthcoming tour with his son

Ash Regan, former SNP MSP, writes to Yousaf with items needed to secure her vote and says SNP has ‘lost its focus’ over the years

Human rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflict

rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’