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A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
Daniel Hewitt

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

For too long successive governments have chosen to retreat from its basic obligation to ensure its citizens are housed in decent, safe, affordable homes
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
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‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
Mark Bryant greets Yasmina at the door of his Whitley Bay home
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night

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Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
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A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
Daniel Hewitt

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
Mark Bryant greets Yasmina at the door of his Whitley Bay home
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night

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Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
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Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords

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Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

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‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
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‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

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Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
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Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’

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A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
Daniel Hewitt

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
HOMELESSNESS

‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
Mark Bryant greets Yasmina at the door of his Whitley Bay home
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
A row of houses in the UK
Renting

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords