Green streetsEnvironmentExplainerLow-traffic neighbourhoods have existed for decades but plans often spark fierce debate. We look at some of the biggest concerns Tell us about your experiences of reducing traffic and creating green neighbourhoods Read more in our Green streets series Low-traffic schemes benefit everyone, not just the better-off, finds study Not all low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are perfect, or do exactly what is intended. But often the objections are based on assumptions that vary from the misplaced to the downright incorrect.

Book of the dayHistory booksReviewThe academic’s discursive, wonderfully enjoyable account of South Asia’s journey from a British colony to three independent nations is a classic The sudden rise of India over the past few years has taken many western observers by surprise. The Indian economy has quadrupled in size in a generation. Its ancient reputation as a centre for mathematics and scientific skills remains intact, and Indian software engineers increasingly dominate Silicon Valley.

TV tonightTelevision & radioThe hugely popular true-crime series tackles a very tricky case. Plus: Suranne Jones picks up the pace in thriller Vigil. Here’s what to watch this evening 24 Hours in Police Custody9pm, Channel 4A harrowing and complex feature-length episode of this true-crime documentary series deals with the alleged rape of a man after a Grindr date. It’s an incredibly tricky situation to unpick – one man says the sex was consensual while the other feels he was assaulted.

Megan Carpentier columnUS politics This article is more than 9 years oldWhy Hillary Clinton should keep her mouth shutThis article is more than 9 years oldMegan CarpentierShe might not be the change liberals are looking for, but her no-comment policy – on Ferguson and beyond – will keep her the frontrunner Hillary Clinton is not going to save you. She’s not your mother, your best friend or your confessor; a time machine to the 90s, the solution to the nation’s increasing divisiveness, or the correct variable in a complicated equation that equals 538; a reflection of what you want to hear, or the embodiment of what you want a “leader” to believe.

Extreme sportsWhen pro climber and Base jumper Steph Davis lost her husband in a wingsuit crash, she considered giving up on everything. In the last chapter of her new memoir, Davis describes overcoming loss and returning to flying Despite two decades as a professional climber, putting up free solo and first ascents of notable peaks around the world, Steph Davis isn’t what you picture when you think of an extreme athlete.