By 1900 the extent of poverty and inequality in Britain had led to the trades union movement and the Labour party, and would drive the introduction of the welfare state and universal suffrage. But a century later it’s become clear that change for the better is not always permanent. Pat Thane argues that real poverty never went away, and with the piecemeal decline of the welfare state it is returning to haunt many more. And poverty isn’t just an abstract concept: researchers Lisa Scullion and Graeme Sherriff take a look at the what being poor means for your health.

An intense heatwave in Spain and Portugal has seen temperatures soar to 46°C. Climate scientist Glenn McGregor explains why it is so hot, even by Iberian standards, and wonders how long it will be before such extreme heat becomes the norm.

It’s often claimed that press coverage of a political party is driven by the level of support it has in the polls, but researcher Daniel Devine and colleague Justin Murphy found that the opposite is the case – linking the number of newspaper articles about UKIP to an increase in the party’s poll numbers.

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