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Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
Welfare system

Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn

The airline industry has missed 49 out of 50 climate targets set since 2000
Aviation

The airline industry has missed 49 out of 50 climate targets set since 2000

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis donates land for social housing
Housing

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis donates land for social housing

A house fire was caused by a man ‘burning timber to save on energy bills’
Cost of living crisis

A house fire was caused by a man ‘burning timber to save on energy bills’

Almost 20,000 affordable homes have been lost by converting office blocks into housing
Affordable housing

Almost 20,000 affordable homes have been lost by converting office blocks into housing

Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises
Cost of living crisis

Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises

Don’t carry cash? Don’t worry, 1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept contactless payments
The Big Issue

Don’t carry cash? Don’t worry, 1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept contactless payments

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
Cost of living crisis

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table

Martin Lewis: ‘The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong’
Cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis: ‘The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’

Two thirds of retail workers are borrowing money to pay their bills
Cost of living crisis

Two thirds of retail workers are borrowing money to pay their bills

Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections
Local elections

Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections

‘Ex-miners are voting Green’: Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands
Local elections

‘Ex-miners are voting Green’: Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands

5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped
Workers' rights

5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped

Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Right to roam

Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate

Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Long covid

Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest

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Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building
Housing

Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building

Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Air pollution

Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution

Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Homelessness

Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup

Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on
Workers' rights

Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on