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‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Even with a well-paid graduate job, George’s student loan keeps climbing. Like millions of others, he is tens of thousands of pounds in debt.

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

The Harbour Project is a Housing First programme designed to create a community and tackle social isolation. The pan-London project has caught the attention of the Labour government and offers a vision for how homelessness could be addressed in the future

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

Moflin is an artificially-intelligent pet which has erupted in popularity in Japan. It has now launched in the UK and US, but will it reach global success at a time of such scepticism over AI companionship? We asked experts for their thoughts

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Health

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

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This is what it’s like to fall into hidden homelessness: ‘I felt like a burden’
Homelessness

This is what it’s like to fall into hidden homelessness: ‘I felt like a burden’

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
Housing

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Health inequalities

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way

Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here’s what they spent their money on
Homelessness

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here’s what they spent their money on

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
RENTING

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve
Gaza

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve

Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Future Generations

Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born

We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
Modern slavery

We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
Homelessness

Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

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‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Homelessness

‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns

Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Immigration

Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Homelessness

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?

‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
Five years since the pandemic

‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits