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Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle

Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry

Donald Trump’s import tariffs could ‘completely destabilise’ UK’s car industry
DWP ordered to correct ‘entirely misleading’ claim about universal credit claimants looking for work

DWP ordered to correct ‘entirely misleading’ claim about universal credit claimants looking for work
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people

Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
This is the devastating impact growing up in temporary accommodation has on children’s GCSE results

This is the devastating impact growing up in temporary accommodation has on children’s GCSE results
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work

DWP ‘work coach shortage’ could undermine Labour’s bid to help disabled people into work
Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: ‘Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace’
Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship

Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship
Doubt cast on Rachel Reeves’ claim Labour will be in ‘touching distance’ of building 1.5 million homes

Doubt cast on Rachel Reeves’ claim Labour will be in ‘touching distance’ of building 1.5 million homes
Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?

Five years after Covid, why has working from home become a culture war fault line?
‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on

‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on
Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: ‘This is change for the worse’

Rachel Reeves doubles down on welfare cuts in Spring Statement: ‘This is change for the worse’
‘Welfare not warfare’: Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts

‘Welfare not warfare’: Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts
Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement means for you

Benefit cuts and big housebuilding promises: What Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement means for you
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
