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'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'
'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'
As cities become hotter, many homes no longer provide a place of safety. Melting Metropolis is a project that combines histories, geographies and research to highlight stories around urban heat islands
Awaab's Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here's what you need to know
Awaab's Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here's what you need to know
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'
Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'
Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: 'He was one of the kindest'
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: 'He was one of the kindest'
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
'At your sick child's bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially'
'At your sick child's bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially'
Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: 'Forget right or left, it's people who own things and people who don’t'
YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: 'Forget right or left, it's people who own things and people who don’t'
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action
Revealed: Homeless people face 'postcode lottery' of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Revealed: Homeless people face 'postcode lottery' of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds
PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds
Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness'
Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness'
Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That's the reality for thousands of families
Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That's the reality for thousands of families
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: 'Another example of performative cruelty'