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Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say
NHS workers in Manchester strike
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
school children at desks
Schools

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?

Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened
Basic income

Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened

Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: 'I can't make it make sense'
Access to Work

Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: 'I can't make it make sense'

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Letter To My Younger Self

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'

'Explain to me why I'm homeless': Rough sleeper's rage tells us a lot about what's keeping people homeless
Homelessness

'Explain to me why I'm homeless': Rough sleeper's rage tells us a lot about what's keeping people homeless

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'
Former elite swimmer Michael Gunning poses against a green NSPCC background
Sport

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'

Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
keir starmer
Homelessness

Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
a person experiencing homelessness on the street
Homelessness

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'

Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'
Rent

Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking in parliament
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation

'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home
Community

'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
Black Lives Matter

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?

Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high
Close Up Of Senior Woman In Wheelchair With Energy Bill By Radiator In Cost Of Living Energy Crisis
Energy bills

Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. 'Aping Reform' won't bring them back
Politics

Working class and young people are ditching Labour. 'Aping Reform' won't bring them back

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain
Ely riots

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Disabled protesters say they'll stop Labour's benefit cuts – or die trying: 'I will fight my heart out'
Protesters in Cardiff outside their local MP's office with a sign saying 'welfare not warfare'
Disability benefits

Disabled protesters say they'll stop Labour's benefit cuts – or die trying: 'I will fight my heart out'

Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
Future Generations

Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born

'It's a vicious cycle': Labour's benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds
Liz Kendall
Multiple sclerosis

'It's a vicious cycle': Labour's benefit cuts could push people with MS out of work, report finds

Starmer's U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts 'long overdue' – but thousands could still miss out
Prime Minister Keir Starmer stands in front of a Union Jack flag
Winter fuel payment

Starmer's U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts 'long overdue' – but thousands could still miss out

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