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How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK’s housing crisis

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK’s housing crisis
‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Sharing is caring: How co-housing could be another piece of the puzzle in solving UK housing crisis

Sharing is caring: How co-housing could be another piece of the puzzle in solving UK housing crisis
Home Office plan to reduce asylum seeker hotel bill ‘pushing refugees to homelessness’

Home Office plan to reduce asylum seeker hotel bill ‘pushing refugees to homelessness’
‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism

‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism
Are social rent homes really the ‘silver bullet’ to fix UK’s housing crisis?

Are social rent homes really the ‘silver bullet’ to fix UK’s housing crisis?
Fury as Rishi Sunak makes screeching U-turn on UK’s climate policies: ‘We need an election’

Fury as Rishi Sunak makes screeching U-turn on UK’s climate policies: ‘We need an election’
Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases

Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of ‘Victorian’ diseases
Prince William, Gazza and me: A vendor’s chance encounter with footballing – and actual – royalty

Prince William, Gazza and me: A vendor’s chance encounter with footballing – and actual – royalty
Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords

Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords
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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty

The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Labour MP Chris Bryant felt ‘ashamed’ to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt ‘ashamed’ to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM
UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes
Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’
Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like
Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis
