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HS2 boss admits cost of railway could soar to £66.6bn. Here’s how that money could be better spent
HS2 boss admits cost of railway could soar to £66.6bn. Here’s how that money could be better spent
How UK’s two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to ‘breaking point’
How UK’s two-child benefit cap is trapping kids in poverty and pushing families to ‘breaking point’
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
30 hours free childcare: Who is eligible and how do I apply in 2024?
Here’s when people will get the cold weather payment as temperatures drop below freezing
Here’s when people will get the cold weather payment as temperatures drop below freezing
Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue
Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
Tax-free childcare: How does it work, how much can you save and how can you apply?
Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly
Rishi Sunak claims he’s going to cut taxes by tightening benefits. Here’s why it’ll backfire badly
Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Two-thirds of government’s £4.2bn housebuilding fund remains unspent – so we spent it for them
Sophie Winkleman, Peep Show’s Big Suze and royal actress, on lessons learned from Big Issue vendors
Sophie Winkleman, Peep Show’s Big Suze and royal actress, on lessons learned from Big Issue vendors
Everything you need to know about UK’s shameful Post Office scandal
Everything you need to know about UK’s shameful Post Office scandal
Anger as energy firms allowed to resume force-fitting prepayment meters: ‘Cruel and dangerous’
Anger as energy firms allowed to resume force-fitting prepayment meters: ‘Cruel and dangerous’
All the pesky, woke scientists and experts against Rishi Sunak’s catastrophic oil and gas bill
All the pesky, woke scientists and experts against Rishi Sunak’s catastrophic oil and gas bill
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
Why residents must, must, must have a say in the design of their communities
Read prison letters of Just Stop Oil activists jailed for QE2 bridge protest: ‘UK cannot imprison its way out of climate crisis’
Read prison letters of Just Stop Oil activists jailed for QE2 bridge protest: ‘UK cannot imprison its way out of climate crisis’
Tories accused of playing Big Brother with bill giving DWP powers to ‘snoop’ on bank accounts
Tories accused of playing Big Brother with bill giving DWP powers to ‘snoop’ on bank accounts
This is what ‘clearing’ UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help
This is what ‘clearing’ UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help
Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: ‘I love it’
Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: ‘I love it’
‘Irreversible harm’ done as Home Office resumes forcing refugees onto streets after Christmas pause
‘Irreversible harm’ done as Home Office resumes forcing refugees onto streets after Christmas pause
No excuse for shoplifting due to ‘generous’ UK benefits system, minister says. Here’s the reality
No excuse for shoplifting due to ‘generous’ UK benefits system, minister says. Here’s the reality
Average UK household faces £17,200 of debt by 2026: ‘We can’t afford a Tory government any longer’