Plastic pollution: ‘I’m giving up. You probably should too’

After four years of leading volunteer beach cleans in the west of Wales, Alan Cookson is quitting because of the insurmountable plastic problem around Britain’s coastlines. We join him as he leads his last beach clean to find out why he believes we need to change our approach in the fight against plastic pollution Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Read our guide to Notting Hill carnival ► https://ift.tt/2L3u10J... Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2ZAwSlE... Today in Focus podcast ► https://ift.tt/2DF6E6B... Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2ppYnz6... The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2

The families left behind after police killings: 'You never get over losing a child'

Tamir Rice, Terence Crutcher and Ramarley Graham were all killed by police officers. The Guardian meets the women, men and children who lived with them, raised them, called them brother or father or son, and hears how they now live with the grief of their loss

Should we abolish private schools?

A disproportionate number of people who occupy the top jobs across the UK – from the prime minister and leading politicians to judges and entertainers – were privately educated. Campaigners who think this situation has gone on too long are asking why we have private schools and whether it is time to get rid of them. Maya Goodfellow explores the case for abolition Britain’s private school problem: it’s time to talk

Notting Hill carnival: a love letter to London's biggest parade

Notting Hill carnival is the biggest street party in Europe and happens every summer in west London. Press coverage often focuses on negative aspects of the gathering and can miss the celebration of the local community and culture that makes carnival so unique to London. The Guardian asks Radio 1's Clara Amfo, grime artist Big Zuu, activist 'Uncle Niles' Hailstones, entrepreneur Levi Roots, DJ Keith Franklin, organiser Lady Lee Woolford Chivers and rapper Lava La Rue about why they love it so much, and what keeps them coming back year after year.

A massacre that changed Britain: does Peterloo still resonate today?

Two hundred years ago, a crowd of people seeking political change became victims of a massacre. Would the Peterloo marchers be satisfied with today's Britain? Are their issues now our issues? The Guardian's Helen Pidd retraces the protesters' steps to examine the Peterloo massacre’s legacy and explore whether the issues that led so many people to put their lives on the line are still relevant today. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu The Peterloo massacre: what was it and what did it mean? ► https://ift.tt/2YQB9WT Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2VEEwKb Today in Focus podcast ► https://ift.tt/2D74a4z Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2feoDdN The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2

10 Important Items You Need In Your Earthquake Kit

Here's a list of 10 important things to get your home earthquake preparedness kit started so you can have some peace of mind if things get shaky. More Info: https://ift.tt/31IqElq Creator: Maya Marin Connect with us! Instagram: https://ift.tt/2BgUHX8 Facebook: https://ift.tt/2BMUgVE Pinterest: https://ift.tt/1LzzUhO Twitter: https://twitter.com/ehow Website: https://www.ehow.com

Orange Creamsicle Layer Cake Recipe

This orange creamsicle layer cake is built around the flavors of delicious orange creamsicles and will always be a crowd pleaser! 🍊 Full Recipe: https://ift.tt/2KtXb8Y Creator: Jackie Dodd Connect with us! Instagram: https://ift.tt/2BgUHX8 Facebook: https://ift.tt/2BMUgVE Pinterest: https://ift.tt/1LzzUhO Twitter: https://twitter.com/ehow Website: https://www.ehow.com

DIY Fabric Cord Holders

Keep those cords under control and detangled with these cute cord holders that you can DIY from a couple of pieces of scrap fabric! Full Tutorial: https://ift.tt/31nGAsX Creator: Beth Huntington Connect with us! Instagram: https://ift.tt/2BgUHX8 Facebook: https://ift.tt/2BMUgVE Pinterest: https://ift.tt/1LzzUhO Twitter: https://twitter.com/ehow Website: https://www.ehow.com

Are Kenya's police getting away with murder?

Promising student Carliton Maina was shot by the police in Nairobi. His mother believes he was murdered. As part of The Guardian's special focus on Kibera, we met residents of Africa's largest slum to explore their deep distrust of the police and find out what Maina's, and other recent deaths, can tell us about the dramatic rise in extrajudicial killings across Kenya. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Kibera: living in the slum ► https://ift.tt/2KyvHhh Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2VEEwKb Today in Focus podcast ► https://ift.tt/2D74a4z Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2feoDdN The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2

Bin the blade: One man's fight to get knives off the streets

Shocked by a series of stabbings in his area of east London, Courtney Barrett has set up a DIY knife amnesty bin in a fight to get blades off the streets. We joined him outside Leytonstone tube station as he collected 27 knives from the public and ask why he has volunteered for something that is usually the job of the police

How America's abortion obsession was sparked on a conference call

White Evangelical Christians are on the front-lines of America's 'pro-life' movement. But not so long ago this group was disinterested in abortion and largely apolitical. They're a crucial faction of Donald Trump's base, motivating him to further restrict abortion rights across the country. How did it all change? Leah Green investigates how a group of men turned abortion into a tool that shaped the course of American politics. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2VEEwKb Today in Focus podcast ► https://ift.tt/2D74a4z Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2feoDdN The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy Sources: Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America – Randall Balmer The real origins of the religious right ► https://ift.tt/2DOSVvX The politics of abortion ► https://ift.tt/2MAUlR7 Extreme abortion laws shine light on Trump's courting of the religious right ► https://ift.tt/2yrEmfK The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2