Society

Twenty years ago, “chav” culture was used to laugh at the working classes. Today, the stereotyping is much darker.

It had been practically unheard of in the UK for nearly 100 years, then new legislation changed everything. Here, prisoners including Kamran Ahmed, 27, and Qesser Zuhrah, 20 – who have been on hunger strike for 25 and 34 days respectively – share their experiences.

A viable male birth control exists. One that has already undergone years of successful human trials, with vastly fewer reported side effects than the pill. So why don’t you know about it?

No plant species defines the visual identity of Los Angeles quite like the palm tree. But after the January wildfires, and as the city faced a wave of ICE raids this summer, their façade of sanctuary and escapism went up in flames – potentially forever.

Caught between a lowered voting age, the ban of Palestine Action and the Online Safety Act, the political landscape has changed radically for 16-year-olds over the course of one summer.

According to rally organisers Defend Our Juries, at least 500 people are set to arrive at Westminster on Saturday in support of Palestine Action – which could get them arrested. Who are these two groups and how are they related?

One minute you’re splitting the cost of an Airbnb over three months, the next you’re thousands in the red. BNPL schemes (or “Klarnamaxxing”) are a slippery slope – especially when you’ve got appearances to uphold on social media.

For a while, the fastest route to popularity on the political right was to decry the lack of free speech in Britain. Now, the effort has shifted to criminalising pro-Palestine protests.

Instead of persecuting those who draw attention to the atrocities in Gaza, we must unite and support them, the author argues in an exclusive feature for THE FACE.

Two months ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of womanhood was biological sex rather than gender identity. In light of increasingly reactionary rhetoric in the UK, THE FACE spoke to trans women from around the country about what life looks like in 2025.

As the work prepares to be shown at Photo London, writer Serhiy Morgunov, photographer Jesse Glazzard, and creative producer Eugenia Skvarska reflect on what it was like to document the lives of queer soldiers during Ukraine's fight against Russia.

In Wall Street’s shadow, fury, fandom and spectacle collide. THE FACE reports from the trial that has become a symbol for America’s rage and ruin.

We speak to three Palestinians documenting their everyday lives on Instagram and TikTok. From getting hold of wifi and charging their phones, to the simple act of cleaning their homes – this is their reality.

In 2023, just 1,520 students completed their hairdressing training, down from 8,660 in 2015 – that's astonishingly low numbers for an industry that’s essentially AI-proof. But these lot aren't letting their clippers gather dust.

This week, Palestinian art was projected onto the exterior walls of London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, which has been criticised by activists for its funding. THE FACE headed down to find out what’s going on.

They’re round. They’re 13.5% alcohol. They’re filling the shelves at your local corner shop. Haven’t tried them yet? Don’t worry, you will…

In a country fully mobilised against an existential threat to its existence, Ukraine’s queer soldiers are on the frontline of a fight for acceptance. Until recently, their presence and struggles remained largely invisible.

Over the course of his campaign, the president-elect nurtured a beast that had already begun to spawn – using the manosphere to his advantage and turning it into electoral gold.

As of March this year, 120,000 UK asylum applications were still awaiting a decision, leaving those who submitted them in perpetual limbo. THE FACE meets four young men trying to build a life despite it all.

Photographer Mariana Pires hit the West London streets to document the celebration of Caribbean culture.

The racially-motivated violence that has broken out across the UK over the past week has left the country’s brown and Black communities living in fear. But while the scale of the riots has been shocking, they’ve not exactly been a surprise.

The far-right riots are a harrowing reminder of rising racism and Islamophobia. But, as Stand Up to Racism points out, this is not the first time we’ve had to unite against hate in the UK.

Now in its third year, the three-week free programme gives emerging talent the chance to learn from experts and contribute to Holiday Club’s annual magazine. And applications for this summer have just opened.

After 14 years of Tory rule, there's a new party in power. “Change begins today,” says Keir Starmer. But with successes for both Reform UK and the Green Party, which way will Labour bend to stay in power beyond the next five years?