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Prince William, Gazza and me: A vendor’s chance encounter with footballing – and actual – royalty
Royal reception

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
Housing

Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords

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Future of work

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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
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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
Disability benefits

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
Letter to My Younger Self

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
Interview

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
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?’
End Housing Insecurity Now

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
Housing

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
Housing

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
Cost of Living Crisis

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis

Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses
River pollution

Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses

Canada gave out free money to help homeless people. It reduced rough sleeping and busted stereotypes
Homelessness

Canada gave out free money to help homeless people. It reduced rough sleeping and busted stereotypes

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’
Disability

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?
Water pollution

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?

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State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn
Pensions

State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn

UK government’s offshore wind farm auction was a ‘disaster’. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
Wind power

UK government’s offshore wind farm auction was a ‘disaster’. It could cost bill payers £2 billion

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?
Housing

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare