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‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
Childcare

‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week

Coram Family and Childcare’s new annual survey has revealed that families are facing extortionate childcare costs. The government has a plan to fix it with the expansion of free childcare, but there are too few nursery spaces to meet demand

Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
Disabled people

Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities questioned the UK government over policies which have led to ‘trauma and preventable mental distress’ and in some cases deaths of disabled people

Museum sparks debate after listing Margaret Thatcher as a ‘villain’ alongside Hitler and Bin Laden
Politics

Museum sparks debate after listing Margaret Thatcher as a ‘villain’ alongside Hitler and Bin Laden

Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, and Margaret Thatcher have been named as ‘contemporary villains’ in an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: ‘With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best’
Exclusive

Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: ‘With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best’

‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs
Poverty

‘I just cry’: Millions of elderly Brits in poverty as state pension falls short of basic living costs

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Sadiq Khan pledge to build 40,000 new council homes in London hailed as ‘big step forward’
Housing crisis

Sadiq Khan pledge to build 40,000 new council homes in London hailed as ‘big step forward’

True cost of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum plan could soar by billions, think tank warns
Immigration

True cost of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum plan could soar by billions, think tank warns

‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis

Most rough sleepers say they’re treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals
Homelessness

Most rough sleepers say they’re treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals

I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free
Debt

I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free

‘I skip meals to save money’: Life on social care frontline is leading to a support worker exodus
Social care

‘I skip meals to save money’: Life on social care frontline is leading to a support worker exodus

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors
Domestic abuse

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will ‘destroy homeless people’s spirits’, MPs warned
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will ‘destroy homeless people’s spirits’, MPs warned

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Ministry of Poverty Prevention

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election

Tories should cap service charge rises to stop ‘collective scam’ before next election, says Gavin Williamson
Housing

Tories should cap service charge rises to stop ‘collective scam’ before next election, says Gavin Williamson

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?
Cost of living crisis

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’
Social housing

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’

Tower Hamlets estate faces ‘horror’ mould and poor living conditions. Residents are fighting back
Housing

Tower Hamlets estate faces ‘horror’ mould and poor living conditions. Residents are fighting back

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

Repair Week 2024: There’s a simple way to save over £450 per year – start fixing stuff
Repair week

Repair Week 2024: There’s a simple way to save over £450 per year – start fixing stuff

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‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
Social care

‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide
Gender divide

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide

‘Women have to step up’: Gina Miller on Brexit, misogyny and Britain’s ‘broken’ politics
Politics

‘Women have to step up’: Gina Miller on Brexit, misogyny and Britain’s ‘broken’ politics

‘It’s not just wonky veg’: Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
Food poverty

‘It’s not just wonky veg’: Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty