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A lack of affordable housing means the most vulnerable simply cannot rent in some parts of the UK
Health campaigners warn that poverty and the prevalence of cheap, ultra-processed food is a sign of a broken system
The functioning of the internet, and modern life, relies on hubs of processors and servers but demand is outpacing capacity
New mortality data could help create targeted policy to reduce the UK’s large and growing disease burden
US legislators are especially old, even in a world where older politicians dominate
A programme to offer meals to all primary school students is rolling out in the capital. But there are bumps in the road
Other charts of the week: Tube ridership, European wolf population, scrutiny of savings and mortgage rates and voters’ opinions on nationalisation
Other charts of the week: the biggest head-to-head debut in cinema history, renewable electricity generation set to overtake coal, is the US moving in the wrong direction and EU watermelon production
Other charts of the week: jobs at risk of automation, the ideal age of a US president, the main drivers of tree cover loss and record UK temperatures
Other charts of the week: hit songs getting louder, the global gender divide for water collection, air travel surpasses pre-pandemic levels, and views on corruption in Europe
Other charts of the week: Europe’s water industries compared, Asian hornet sightings in the UK, the world’s most congested cities and how many people are avoiding the news
Also record number of people forced to flee, poverty rates for children in immigrant households and El Niño events
Other charts of the week: short-term mortgage fixes, melting Swiss glaciers, UK attitudes towards seeking asylum and the US occupations creating the most jobs
Other charts of the week: carbon emissions from Canadian wildfires, foreign worker surge in Japan, global bias against women and differences in tipping culture
Other charts of the week: foreign graduates, overcrowding in Europe, UK emissions and global trade restrictions
Other charts of the week: global semiconductor investment, ageing populations, COP climate summit and how the cost of living crisis is hitting US medical care
Other charts of the week: remote working, legal protections for LGBT+ people and trade union members’ wages
Other charts of the week: US companies offshoring profits, leaders in solar power, and attitudes to social change
Other charts of the week: the Antarctic ozone hole, Americans have fewer friends and marine debris
Other charts of the week: EU workers, Republicans and Twitter, young people who have not flown the nest and US presidential rematches
Other charts of the week: climate change in Europe, Americans and taxes, the popularity of big cars and job losses at news organisations
Other charts of the week: Voters’ views on Labour and the Conservatives, Chinese private sector in retreat, the US manufacturing boom and waning internet optimism
Other charts of the week: US-China trade, consumer spending, food inflation and opinions on Irish reunification
Other charts of the week: British films at the international box office, censorship, trade unions win biggest pay rises in 30 years and the value of food stamps
Other charts of the week: US house prices, global happiness, hit songs and maternal mortality
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