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Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Elsie is no exception – millions of pensioners are ‘scared silly’ about cost of living crisis
Elsie is no exception – millions of pensioners are ‘scared silly’ about cost of living crisis
Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building
Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building
Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Why is the UK’s air so polluted – and how can you check air pollution at your address?
Why is the UK’s air so polluted – and how can you check air pollution at your address?
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on
Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on
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Former Tory minister reveals he’s voting for Labour in the local elections – and did in 1997 too
Former Tory minister reveals he’s voting for Labour in the local elections – and did in 1997 too
Shell’s profits have soared to £7.3bn as the energy crisis leaves families unable to pay their bills
Shell’s profits have soared to £7.3bn as the energy crisis leaves families unable to pay their bills
‘Significant concerns’ over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
‘Significant concerns’ over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
Mums Stronger Together: How business leaders are tackling maternal mental health stigma
Mums Stronger Together: How business leaders are tackling maternal mental health stigma
What is the four-day working week and how close is the UK to getting it?
What is the four-day working week and how close is the UK to getting it?
Right to Buy: Boris Johnson’s plan to extend scheme branded the ‘opposite of what the country needs’
Right to Buy: Boris Johnson’s plan to extend scheme branded the ‘opposite of what the country needs’
There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
There’s been almost no improvement in the water quality of UK rivers for a decade
Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons
Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons
The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week
The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week
Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
Meet the woman leading the fight to ban trans conversion therapy
Increased flooding will hit England’s poorest hardest, new research shows
Increased flooding will hit England’s poorest hardest, new research shows
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Climate activist hijacks smoothie brand Innocent’s Trafalgar Square PR stunt
Protesters blockade Northern Irish and Scottish ports calling for boycott of P&O Ferries
Protesters blockade Northern Irish and Scottish ports calling for boycott of P&O Ferries
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2022
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2022
Kill the Bill protesters vow to make new ‘anti-democratic’ laws unenforceable
Kill the Bill protesters vow to make new ‘anti-democratic’ laws unenforceable
More people deemed to be ‘living on London’s streets’ than last year
More people deemed to be ‘living on London’s streets’ than last year
Why you should stop mowing your lawn to help the bees
