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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

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night

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

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’

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
Social care

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care

‘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

‘Daylight robbery’: Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years
Water bills

‘Daylight robbery’: Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years

Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Military homes

Government buys back military homes after ‘disastrous’ privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions

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DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears
Disability benefits

DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears

‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
Homelessness

‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Rough sleeping

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’