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UK at risk of ‘technical recession’ despite GDP growth in November: ‘This isn’t a thriving economy’

UK at risk of ‘technical recession’ despite GDP growth in November: ‘This isn’t a thriving economy’
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham: ‘If you don’t give people good homes they can’t have good lives’

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham: ‘If you don’t give people good homes they can’t have good lives’
‘The trauma is absolutely huge’: Refugee homelessness crisis grips Sheffield

‘The trauma is absolutely huge’: Refugee homelessness crisis grips Sheffield
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
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
How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit

How to get help with childcare if you are on universal credit
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
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
Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024

Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024
Big Issue vendor Will Payne hangs up his tabard for new job as a street cleaner: ‘I love it’
