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‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit

‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
What can I do to help fix climate change? Your ultimate guide to taking action

What can I do to help fix climate change? Your ultimate guide to taking action
Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how
Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
Three in four workers in the UK are considering changing jobs due to the cost of living crisis

Three in four workers in the UK are considering changing jobs due to the cost of living crisis
World faces ‘now or never’ chance to keep global warming within 1.5C, IPCC warns

World faces ‘now or never’ chance to keep global warming within 1.5C, IPCC warns
Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords

Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords
Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour

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Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK
Carers ‘devastated’ at end of free Covid tests amid record infections

Carers ‘devastated’ at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month

Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill

‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill
Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents’ wealth, think tank warns

Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents’ wealth, think tank warns
Energy price cap rise marks start of ‘living standards catastrophe’ for UK’s poorest people

Energy price cap rise marks start of ‘living standards catastrophe’ for UK’s poorest people
Popular Big Issue vendor who lost beloved dog on Christmas Day welcomes new pet to his pitch

Popular Big Issue vendor who lost beloved dog on Christmas Day welcomes new pet to his pitch
This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’

This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’
Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’

Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’
The government needs to ‘put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK’

The government needs to ‘put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK’
The cost of living crisis is forcing people to work multiple jobs to make ends meet

The cost of living crisis is forcing people to work multiple jobs to make ends meet
Government defeated for third time in a row on attempt to ban ‘noisy’ protest

Government defeated for third time in a row on attempt to ban ‘noisy’ protest
These are the best things you can donate to people in Ukraine

These are the best things you can donate to people in Ukraine
Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged ‘fire and rehire’ plans

Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged ‘fire and rehire’ plans
Meter Reading Day: Energy firm accuses Martin Lewis of ‘bringing down Britain’ as flood of meter readings hits websites

Meter Reading Day: Energy firm accuses Martin Lewis of ‘bringing down Britain’ as flood of meter readings hits websites
Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021

A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021
Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations

Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations
You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal

EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of ‘failing’ Home Office portal
Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill

Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill
‘Terrible for taxpayers’: Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns

‘Terrible for taxpayers’: Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns
Politicians and campaigners celebrate first openly trans MP

Politicians and campaigners celebrate first openly trans MP
Tory MPs had ‘champagne bash’ while families struggled to ‘afford energy price hike’
