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HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’
Benefits

HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Digital ID

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Food banks

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
Homelessness

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: ‘They’ve collided with reality’
Reform UK

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: ‘They’ve collided with reality’

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling
Venezuela

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling

Here’s how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk’s Grok and X – and what it would mean
Social media

Here’s how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk’s Grok and X – and what it would mean

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?
Cost of living

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?

Customers don’t want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Thames Water

Customers don’t want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
Poverty

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’
Child poverty

Big Issue founder renews calls for child poverty targets: ‘I am gifting the government a chance’

It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
Wages

It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Homelessness

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts

A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality
Dry January

A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Artificial intelligence

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?

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The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
2026

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world

Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Cost of living

Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?