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Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
Letters

Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries

John Bird’s column on environmental damage sparked an observation from a reader
Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
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School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

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Letters: Disabled people shouldn’t need to be Paralympians to have dignity
Letters

Letters: Disabled people shouldn’t need to be Paralympians to have dignity

Too many babies don’t have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that
Baby banks

Too many babies don’t have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that

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Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded
Nature

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
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My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously

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How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
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School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Debt

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know
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benefits

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know

Child tax credit: Do you qualify?
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Child tax credit: Do you qualify?

Ethical shopping

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giffgaff and Big Issue Partner to Bridge Digital Divide
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giffgaff and Big Issue Partner to Bridge Digital Divide

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher
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Second hand September

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher

I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new
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Second hand September

I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new

Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
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Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please

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29 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in January 2025
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Cost of living crisis

29 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in January 2025

This is why your Christmas turkey costs more this year
Food

This is why your Christmas turkey costs more this year

The Bear’s Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: ‘Food is everything’
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Food

The Bear’s Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: ‘Food is everything’

‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems
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‘Out of touch’: Rishi Sunak urged everyone to ‘buy British’ food – but there are several big problems