Liz Truss blaming 'trans activist' for her failed stint as PM shows how detached she is from reality
Liz Truss, trickle down economics
Politics

Liz Truss blaming 'trans activist' for her failed stint as PM shows how detached she is from reality

Ukraine war two years on – graffiti left by Russian soldiers has a dark and sobering message
Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine war two years on – graffiti left by Russian soldiers has a dark and sobering message

Stroke victim is a 'prisoner in his front room' – so these hero builders are stepping in to change that
Band of builders

Stroke victim is a 'prisoner in his front room' – so these hero builders are stepping in to change that

Angry about raw sewage being dumped into rivers and the sea? Sign this petition with actual s**t
sewage
Sewage pollution

Angry about raw sewage being dumped into rivers and the sea? Sign this petition with actual s**t

Every single company embracing four-day working week says move has been 'positive', study finds
four-day week

Every single company embracing four-day working week says move has been 'positive', study finds

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem
childcare
Childcare

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there's a major problem

'Care sector is on its knees': How Tory crackdown on overseas care workers will fuel exploitation
Immigration

'Care sector is on its knees': How Tory crackdown on overseas care workers will fuel exploitation

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
Trussell Trust food banks
Food banks

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it

'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing
Asylum seekers risked being left
Immigration

'An amazing U-turn': Home Office drops bid to allow asylum seekers to live in unsafe housing

Landlord Tory MPs are trying to 'gut' protections for private renters, analysis shows
no-fault evictions
Renters Reform Bill

Landlord Tory MPs are trying to 'gut' protections for private renters, analysis shows

DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
benefits/ money
Benefits

DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end

'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
Reception area in an NHS hospital
Mental health

'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'

Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness
Prince William launches Homewards
Homelessness

Prince William to build social housing in his back garden to help end homelessness

'We're running out of babies': Childcare costs driving parents into debt and to abortion, study finds
childcare costs/ baby
Childcare

'We're running out of babies': Childcare costs driving parents into debt and to abortion, study finds

Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke: 'You don't get anything in life without sacrifice'
David Duke, Street Soccer Scotland founder
Letter to my younger self

Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke: 'You don't get anything in life without sacrifice'

How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
union chapel
Community activism

How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people

'It's awkward and stressful': Number of young people needing help with money doubles
young people money
Money

'It's awkward and stressful': Number of young people needing help with money doubles

'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
Poverty

'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'

Mum with disabled daughter facing homelessness as council refuses help: 'She'll have a breakdown'
disability, housing, eviction
Homelessness

Mum with disabled daughter facing homelessness as council refuses help: 'She'll have a breakdown'

How privatisation of foster care is turning vulnerable children into money-making commodities
Care

How privatisation of foster care is turning vulnerable children into money-making commodities