Ashley Kirk is visuals editor at the Guardian. Twitter @ashley_j_kirk
November 2023
UK income tax: how fiscal drag leads to people falling into higher rates
We show how people are pulled into paying more without the government increasing the tax rate
Living hell: Britain’s rent crisis
Find out where you can afford to buy or rent in Great Britain
The typical household cannot afford to buy a mid-price home in almost half of postal districts, while renting is unsustainable in others. Use the map below to see where is affordable for you
The true cost of childcare: how much parents have to spend in England – interactive calculator
This tool will reveal how much it could cost you to raise a child
October 2023
Al-Ahli Arab hospital: piecing together what happened as Israel insists militant rocket to blame
Open-source information gives an idea of what happened at the hospital where hundreds were killed
September 2023
How will Europe weather a second winter without gas from Russia?
EU states have worked hard to secure supplies and storage – while the UK seems just to be hoping it stays mild
August 2023
Gender gap shrinks and regional gap widens: 2023’s key GCSE trends in England
Timeline of Lucy Letby’s attacks on babies and when alarm was raised
July 2023
Observer business agenda
How Britain became the G7’s inflation outlier – in one chart
This week’s CPI figures look set to highlight a trend: that prices in the UK seem to rise faster than they do elsewhere
June 2023
How No 10’s alleged parties took place as UK Covid death toll rose – interactive
Find out where you can afford to buy or rent in Great Britain
A visual guide to the collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam
Maps show how Kakhovka dam collapse threatens Ukraine’s bread basket
May 2023
‘It’s very hard to talk about’: the civilian toll of fighting in Sudan
Research by a doctors’ group and relatives’ accounts shed light on suffering over six weeks of conflict
March 2023
‘Money is a constant worry and it’s infecting everything’: one family’s experience of the soaring UK cost of living
With food prices increasing at their fastest rate in 45 years, we hear how one family is coping with the financial pressure
February 2023
A year of war in Ukraine
A year of war: how Russian forces have been pushed back in Ukraine
Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps
January 2023
Twelve European countries broke temperature records in 2022
Continent records hottest ever summer as analysis shows temperatures rising twice as fast as global average
December 2022
Snow chance: how white Christmases have become rarer in Britain
Navigating the NHS: How patients are affected by delays
October 2022
Liz Truss’s brief, tumultuous tenure as prime minister – in six stark charts
Her stint was marked by financial instability, plummeting public approval and a high rate of ministerial departures
