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'It's like a death sentence when I'm not guilty': How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
Prisons

'It's like a death sentence when I'm not guilty': How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer

What Tory leader hopefuls Badenoch and Jenrick think about poverty, benefits, housing and more
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick
Politics

What Tory leader hopefuls Badenoch and Jenrick think about poverty, benefits, housing and more

Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
Ukraine

Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like

Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: 'Every person was precious'
Two people hugging outside Downing Street at a vigil. The Museum of Homelessness recorded 1,474 deaths - a 12% increase compared to 2022. Image: Lucinda MacPherson.
Homelessness

Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: 'Every person was precious'

Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
keir starmer labour leader
Our vendors

Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here's why it's a 'dangerous' idea
Employment

DWP wants to send job coaches into mental health hospitals. Here's why it's a 'dangerous' idea

TV legend Carol Vorderman on death, social media and why she's still voice of the opposition
Exclusive

TV legend Carol Vorderman on death, social media and why she's still voice of the opposition

DWP still 'considering' PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform
Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

DWP still 'considering' PIP changes amid speculation on future of disability benefit reform

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: 'Is this the country we live in?'
Food banks

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: 'Is this the country we live in?'

'It's disastrous': Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
pensioner holding up sign 'cold kills old people'
Winter fuel payment

'It's disastrous': Furious pensioners call on government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'
London's Elizabeth Line
Architecture

Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'

UK's shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of 'just a few pounds' next year
chancellor rachel reeves
Inflation

UK's shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of 'just a few pounds' next year

Yes, Labour's workers' rights bill is an upgrade. But the UK still has a lot of catching up to do
A health worker wearing PPE
Tony Dobbins

Yes, Labour's workers' rights bill is an upgrade. But the UK still has a lot of catching up to do

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
build social housing to end the housing crisis
Housing crisis

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
a man with a backpack leans against a lamppost
Social Justice

I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick

'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Legal aid

'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone

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The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why
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Legal aid

The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can't find legal aid
A man holding a pan writes on paper
Legal aid

How to get help as an asylum seeker if you can't find legal aid

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: 'I was a skeleton'
Angela Cater
Disability benefits

Woman suffers stroke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits: 'I was a skeleton'

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'
A couple rough sleeping under a blanket in London
Homelessness

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'