From war zones to city plots, grassroots growers are transforming land and lives A new generation of land defenders are reclaiming soil, space and power through community gardens and regenerative action Agriculture Conservation Environment Food Health Lifestyle Society Sustainable Development

Life after: Being a leader in the far right For almost two decades, Nigel Bromage was a key figure in the British far right. What made him leave his hate-filled path? Lifestyle Peace Politics Society UK

What went right this week: the good news that matters School phone bans ‘boost grades’, Australia got a new marine reserve, and global solar figures ‘defied gravity’, plus more Conservation Education Environment Health Society

The world in a dress: the project with 1.5 billion stitches Fourteen years, 380 embroiderers and 1.5bn stitches: the Red Dress lets people around the world tell their stories through embroidery Arts Culture Lifestyle Society World

Smartphone Free Childhood: the unstoppable rise of a culture-shifting campaign With smartphones a near-constant presence in children’s lives, one grassroots movement is pushing back – with remarkable force Culture Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing Youth

Life after: The Spycops scandal Kate Wilson thought she’d found love with a fellow activist – until she discovered he was an undercover police officer Culture Lifestyle Society Wellbeing