Cities
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Cuba’s dual currency system means public sector workers earn Cuban pesos, while those in the private sector are paid in ‘convertible pesos’ worth 24 times more. As doctors and teachers struggle to buy basic goods, is it time for change?
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In the 'food deserts' of Memphis, Tennessee, locals lack what seems a basic human right in the richer half of the city: a supermarket. Are they doomed to die younger than their neighbours – or can they fight for their right to nutrition?
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Residents of council housing estates targeted for demolition talk about the uncertainty of not knowing where home will be in the near future
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The Kentucky city is the fastest-warming urban heat island in the US – and as its temperature has risen, its tree cover has plummeted
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We have spent most of this year writing about the death of people on our streets. This crisis has simple, practical solutions, and everyone cares about it. Why aren’t politicians shouting from the rafters?
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In pictures
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Christopher Herwig spent many early mornings capturing the pre-rush-hour emptiness of Soviet metro stations with their exhilarating mix of propaganda, exquisite mosaics and cosmic lighting fixtures
Films
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In rare footage of the North Korean capital, the Guardian gained an insight into what daily life is like for its citizens. Escorted by government minders at all times we were invited to visit a nursery, zoo, swimming pool, funfair, parks, factories, festivals and more, but were left questioning if anything was real. After returning to the UK, Emma Graham-Harrison reflects on what it's like spending a week immersed in a personality cult
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Comedian Tanishi Matsubara has an unusual system for renting cheaply in Osaka - he seeks out 'stigmatised property': places in which the previous inhabitant has died
Cities in motion
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The Bristol Bike Project has been repairing abandoned or unwanted bicycles for vulnerable people for 10 years – but now faces an uncertain future
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Brief letters: King’s Cross Central | HS2 | River Thames | Van slogans
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Surveillance software switched off at prestigious development after backlash
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One person reassured by the technology but most echo the complaint that ‘it’s unjustified’
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Information commissioner says use of the technology must be ‘necessary and proportionate’
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From walking the dog at midnight to a dip in the canal, I tested the heatwave plan as the city reached 42.6C. Here’s how it went
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Xデーと呼ばれる日-世界で最も過密な都市の直下で大地震が起きれば、第二次世界大戦以来の甚大な被害が予想される。先端技術は東京を救えるか。
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They call it X Day – a major earthquake striking the heart of the world’s most populous city in the most calamitous event since the second world war. Can hi-tech solutions save Tokyo?
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As Japan’s capital welcomes immigrants and prepares to host the Olympics, 2019 could be the year the world’s largest megalopolis goes truly global
Homes for heroes: 100 years of council housing – a cartoon