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As our world grows more polarised, Divided Cities goes beyond Trump and Brexit to tell the story of five cities that reflect big global divisions in surprising and troubling ways

  • 'I had no idea hot summers could kill': how 'climate apartheid' divides Delhi – video

    As the Earth continues to break new heat records, the UN is warning of a 'climate apartheid' between those who can afford to keep themselves cool and  those who must live, work, suffer – and sometimes die – in the heat

  • The last divided capital in Europe: 'Do they want us to believe we should be separated?' - video

    For 45 years a wall has cut Nicosia in half. But now some young Cypriots are risking prison – and the wrath of their elders – by refusing to take up arms against each other

  • 'There’s food… it’s just not real food’: inside America's hunger capital - video

    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?

  • 'It's not fair': why Havana's taxi drivers vastly out-earn doctors – video

    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?

  • Divided Cities

    Divided Cities: inside the new documentary series from Guardian Cities

    Chris Michael
    Our new film series tells the surprising and troubling stories of five cities that reflect major global divisions
  • Divided Cities: five cities split by global divisions - series trailer

    Our cities feel more divided than ever, from politics to climate to food. Divided Cities reveals five surprising stories of how major global divisions are playing out in cities around the world

  • ‘Make Spain great again’: does Melilla really need a Trump-style wall? – video

    The barbed-wire fence in Melilla can’t keep desperate sub-Saharan migrants from daring climbs to seek asylum on Spanish soil. But the far right is rising – with calls for some disturbingly familiar solutions

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