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Social Justice

'Rushed implementation' of AI in DWP benefits system could 'harm' people, experts fear
Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits University College London East as part of the AI Opportunities Action Plan.
Department for Work and Pensions

'Rushed implementation' of AI in DWP benefits system could 'harm' people, experts fear

Experts are concerned that the 'historical data used to train AI may perpetuate bias and discrimination' within the benefits system
'I've never been able to afford more than one skirt': Labour's school uniform plan sparks fierce debate
a child stands behind a fence
School uniform

'I've never been able to afford more than one skirt': Labour's school uniform plan sparks fierce debate

Inside the UK's first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths
a handful of syringed in packets on top of a blue face covering
Drugs

Inside the UK's first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths

Retailers warn there's 'little hope of prices going anywhere but up' – while they make huge profits
Cost of living crisis

Retailers warn there's 'little hope of prices going anywhere but up' – while they make huge profits

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
ENERGY BILLS

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell

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'We've been waiting for this': Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
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Online abuse

'We've been waiting for this': Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

'I didn't see a future': Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces 'gay ban'
caroline paige, transgender fighter pilot
LGBTQ+ veterans

'I didn't see a future': Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces 'gay ban'

Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025
DWP secretary Liz Kendall on the left and Keir Starmer on the right chatting with pensioners
Department for Work and Pensions

Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025

'I have patients in pain waiting years': Healthcare workers 'cautious' about Labour's NHS plans
nhs workers protesting
NHS

'I have patients in pain waiting years': Healthcare workers 'cautious' about Labour's NHS plans

Widowed parent's allowance: What you should know
a woman sat on a couch with two young children on her lap, looking at an iPad
cost of living

Widowed parent's allowance: What you should know

Volunteer at a homeless shelter this winter
the hands of two people, viewed from above, organising a box of clothes and taking notes
volunteering

Volunteer at a homeless shelter this winter

Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be 'soul destroying' for struggling families
person sat on bed in dark room worrying
Energy bills

Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be 'soul destroying' for struggling families

DWP benefit payment dates in January 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
picture of money next to a clock representing dwp benefit payment dates
Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates in January 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year

Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'
energy bills
Energy bills

Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'

This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
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Black history

This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Cost of living crisis

Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?

'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma
Gaza

'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'
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Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
christmas
Christmas

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
andrew gosden, who went missing 17 years ago
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone

These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope
Lucy Dance, who runs the cycling project in the women's refuge. Image: Supplied
Cycling

These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope

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'You want it to be magical for your kids': Here's how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas
Two-child benefit cap

'You want it to be magical for your kids': Here's how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas

Millions of pensioners in 'desperate need' lose winter fuel payment: 'We fear what will happen'
pensioner with his head in his hands
Winter fuel payment

Millions of pensioners in 'desperate need' lose winter fuel payment: 'We fear what will happen'

Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
a person handling £20 notes in front of a cash machine / universal credit advance payment
Benefits

Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots
protesters surround a police van
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots