Houston demands action after ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

‘When ICE is on the ground, they kill’ Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Houston residents are demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent on 7 July. More than 100 people filled the council chamber at Houston city hall this week to address the mayor, John Whitmire, and the rest of the city council. “ICE hunts us like animals,”...

How Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking

Chinese tourism is booming in Laos and the illegal wildlife trade is booming with it. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Pangolin scales, rhino horn and elephant ivory are all being sold at secret shops and restaurants as a new high-speed rail line brings millions of visitors to the country. Working with Chinese activists, the Guardian goes undercover to investigate the criminal networks profiting from t...

Undercover in Laos: how Chinese tourism fuels animal trafficking | On the Ground

Chinese tourism is booming in Laos and the illegal wildlife trade is booming with it. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Pangolin scales, rhino horn and elephant ivory are all being sold at secret shops and restaurants as a new high-speed rail line brings millions of visitors to the country. Working with Chinese activists, the Guardian goes u...

The cartel kidnappings Mexico is 'trying to make invisible'

More than 130,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico as cartel violence surges, leaving thousands of families searching for answers. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The Guardian's Tom Phillips speaks to Hector Flores, whose son Danny was kidnapped in 2021, about his attempts to expose Mexico's disappearance crisis. #mexico #losdesaparecidos #mexic...

I came face-to-face with white nationalists on Washington DC's metro

“I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was terrified,” Roswell Encina told the Guardian, reflecting on the viral photo taken of him amongst a crowd of white nationalists on the Washington DC metro. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The photo was taken during last week’s Fourth of July celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the US’s inception...

Mexican families confront police at World Cup protest: 'Where are the disappeared?'

As cartel violence surges, more than 130,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 With all eyes on the country during the 2026 World Cup, families take to the streets begging the Mexican government to do more to help them locate their loved ones. #mexico #cartels #losdesaparecidos #worldcup #w...

Inside Mexico's cartel kidnapping crisis: 'How can they hold a World Cup?'

More than 130,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico as cartel violence surges, leaving thousands of families searching for answers. They say the authorities have failed them and are demanding justice. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Consecutive governments have failed to stop the disappearances. A UN committee recently said there were indications of state sec...

Why are plastic surgeons being asked to create 'AI face'

"If one were to theoretically do everything [AI] suggests, it would easily be £100,000-plus." Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 That’s what Dr Alex Karidis, a west London plastic surgeon, told Guardian journalist Isaaq Tomkins when he showed him the cosmetic surgery suggestions an AI bot had recommended for him. Plastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”...

The cartel crisis Mexico wants to hide this World Cup | On The Ground

As England prepares to take on Mexico in the Fifa World Cup, another battle is playing out just beyond the Azteca Stadium. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 More than 130,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico as cartel violence surges, leaving thousands of families searching for answers. They say the authorities have failed them and are de...

Venezuela earthquakes: on the ground at the heart of the disaster

“Now is not the time to cry – it might be later. Now it’s the time to work and to help,” said Israel Riva, a volunteer helping international teams in their search for survivors, one week after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. Nearly 2,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 injured, with many more still missing. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confi...

Cornwall's young van lifers give up on housing

Skye is a special needs teaching assistant in Cornwall who has been living in her van for six years, parking in a different place to sleep every single night. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 She says loves Cornwall, all of her friend's love Cornwall, but the housing crisis – driven by second homes and holiday lets makes it "so hard to live". Watch the full film here ►...

What's really in gray market peptides? We tested them to find out

Are gray market peptides what they claim to be? Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 As millions of Americans are being introduced to peptide-based treatments, a growing number of people have started to seek out cheaper, more experimental alternatives online – despite them being labelled "not for human consumption". Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt placed an order for these unregulated...

How Europe's heatwave led to a ban on drinking in public in Paris

“We are reaching a saturation point in hospital facilities,” the head of Paris police warned on Thursday. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 As a result, Parisians will ⁠be temporarily banned ​from drinking alcohol in public as the city’s emergency services deal with an influx of heat-related hospitalisations. The ambulance service has reported more than four times more card...

Which rightwing figures were at the 'anti-woke Davos' in London?

The rightwing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) summit, dubbed the “anti-woke Davos”, says it seeks to “re-lay the foundations of our civilisation”. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The summit, co-founded by Jordan Peterson, brought together in London anti-abortionists, Trump administration officials, global rightwing figures and their multi-millionaire backers – ...

Why do young people love #birdwatching?

“When I’m watching birds, I’m not thinking about anything else – it’s a moment of peace and a way to reconnect with nature, and with myself,” says Jess Painter, 24, who is a member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ (RSPB) youth council. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Birdwatching is the second fastest growing hobby among gen Z after jewellery making, according to a multiyear s...

Has Cornwall’s housing crisis created a van life generation?

Cornwall's housing crisis is forcing young people to live in vans. As second homes and short-term holiday lets drive up house prices, a growing number are turning to van life to stay in the place they love. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The Guardian meets young people who say their van brings them freedom but also uncertainty, as they struggle to find wate...

Guardian reporter questions anti-vax peptide startup founder: 'There's a contradiction there'

A growing number of people across the US are injecting themselves with unregulated peptides in pursuit of weight loss, muscle growth and younger-looking skin. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 To learn more about these 'miracle' drugs, Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt spoke with the founders of a family-run telemedicine practice providing peptide therapy abo...

Burnham's Britain: six days in the place that just changed our politics | Anywhere but Westminster

Andy Burnham is closing in on Downing Street after a big win in the Makerfield byelection. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 John Harris and John Domokos take a deep dive into a place where people's lives back up Burnham's insistence that we're living in an economy and society that need radical change – but they also find ...

What Andy Burnham's win means for the UK: 'This feels like the start of something'

“Normally, at an election count, it feels like the climax, but now this is just the beginning,” said Guardian journalist Hannah Al-Othman, reporting from the election count in Makerfield as Andy Burnham was declared victorious in his bid to return to Westminster as a Labour MP. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The win sets Burnham on an anticipated course to cha...

On the ground in Kramatorsk - how this fortress city has held Russia back

Guardian journalists were just around the corner when a Russian drone hit a residential building in Kramatorsk, in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Peter Beaumont, a senior international reporter, is on the ground in the “fortress Belt” of eastern Ukraine, where for years a costly defensive strategy has prevented Russia making a major breakt...