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 lessons: Dom Joly on what life so far has taught him The standup comedian on taking the Liz Truss approach, his love of The French Exit, and dogs winking at him Arts Culture Lifestyle Perspective Society

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: protecting childhood from smartphones, plus more 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