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‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
Gaza

‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma

John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
My Big Year

John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’
My Big Year

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’
Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
Christmas

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?

‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
Homelessness

‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’
My Big Year

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
Daniel Hewitt

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
HOMELESSNESS

‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone

These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope
Cycling

These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians
Politics

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians

‘You want it to be magical for your kids’: Here’s how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas
Two-child benefit cap

‘You want it to be magical for your kids’: Here’s how the two-child benefit cap is ruining Christmas

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
Renting

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
My Big Year

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’

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‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
Gaza

‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?

Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say
High Street

Can Christmas save Britain’s high streets? It’s complicated, experts say

Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’
Winter fuel payment

Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’

Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait
Benefits

Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait