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Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Books

Top 5 books with a sense of place and community, chosen by writer and journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom

Poverty is even harder if you’re disabled and from the North East. Believe me, I’m both
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Poverty is even harder if you’re disabled and from the North East. Believe me, I’m both

We’ve had to pause our life-saving work helping new mums – we simply can’t afford to keep going
Maggie Gordon-Walker

We’ve had to pause our life-saving work helping new mums – we simply can’t afford to keep going

Millions in UK need to double their income to escape poverty – but change is possible. Here’s how
Paul Kissack

Millions in UK need to double their income to escape poverty – but change is possible. Here’s how

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Theatre

Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked

UK poverty: The facts, effects and solutions in the cost of living crisis
Poverty

UK poverty: The facts, effects and solutions in the cost of living crisis

Transforming lives with a tap: how refurbished smartphones boost vendors’ earnings and skills
Sponsored post

Transforming lives with a tap: how refurbished smartphones boost vendors’ earnings and skills

How Afghan women and girls are defying the Taliban with secret schools: ‘We are not alone’
Afghanistan

How Afghan women and girls are defying the Taliban with secret schools: ‘We are not alone’

Kevin McCloud: ‘We’ve got the coldest homes in Europe – and cash-strapped families pay the price’
Kevin McCLoud and Miriam Turner

Kevin McCloud: ‘We’ve got the coldest homes in Europe – and cash-strapped families pay the price’

Everything you need to know about 2024’s already-controversial COP29 in Azerbaijan
Climate crisis

Everything you need to know about 2024’s already-controversial COP29 in Azerbaijan

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath
Books

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath

Gender pain gap: Why women’s pain must be taken as seriously as men’s
Dr Amanda Williams

Gender pain gap: Why women’s pain must be taken as seriously as men’s