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How the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes are filtering through to your finances
Interest rates

How the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes are filtering through to your finances

Labour says ‘there’s no money left’. We asked experts if that’s true
The economy

Labour says ‘there’s no money left’. We asked experts if that’s true

Greenwashing BP and Shell are showing their true colours: profit, shareholders, and more profit
Pranesh Narayanan

Greenwashing BP and Shell are showing their true colours: profit, shareholders, and more profit

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
Universal credit

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
MICHAEL HOUGH AND RACHELLE EARWAKER

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

Government must support renters in cost of living crisis, almost 30 organisations urge
Rental crisis

Government must support renters in cost of living crisis, almost 30 organisations urge

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
Summer holidays

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill
Housing

Renters could face eviction every 15 minutes this summer in wait for Renters Reform Bill

When it comes to public spending, Labour and the Tories are two sides of the same coin
Letters

When it comes to public spending, Labour and the Tories are two sides of the same coin

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
Inequality

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services

A million households face a £500-a-month hike as mortgage rates skyrocket. Here’s where to get help
Mortgages

A million households face a £500-a-month hike as mortgage rates skyrocket. Here’s where to get help

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide
Health inequalities

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers
Our vendors

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers

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90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Week of action

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Inflation

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
Week of action

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why

These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can’t the UK?
Week of action

These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can’t the UK?