health and wellbeing
There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
Briony Hudson, of Marie Curie, writes about why it is so difficult for people facing homelessness to access quality palliative care – but she says that there is hope for change too
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Charities, grassroots groups and restaurants around the UK are offering free food and festive cheer for vulnerable people on Christmas Day
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
A new documenmtary tells the story of the dementia activist movement in Scotland
Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
We can save disabled people’s lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry
We can save disabled people’s lives if we listen to the recommendations of the Covid inquiry
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time
This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…
What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?
Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?
Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
