health and wellbeing
MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future
MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future
Charlotte Wright, a 30-year-old from Bolton, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was just 19. She fears the government’s upcoming disability benefit reforms could prevent her – and others living with the condition – from getting outdoors
Ban on puberty blockers is unjust – but young trans people can endure and thrive despite it
Ban on puberty blockers is unjust – but young trans people can endure and thrive despite it
Trans and LGBTQ+ people do not wither and die in the face of bans and barriers, writes Cleo Madeleine from Gendered Intelligence
There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
All privatisation will do is undermine the NHS as a public service, making it less efficient and less safe, doctors have said
What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Warning after DWP reveals how it uses AI to make decisions on benefits
Warning after DWP reveals how it uses AI to make decisions on benefits
‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me
‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me
This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
This bizarre tale of a snail-obsessed misfit might be the unlikely hit of the Oscars
Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut
This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut
Healthy foods ‘more than twice as expensive’ as unhealthy foods, report finds: ‘We’re in a bad place’
Healthy foods ‘more than twice as expensive’ as unhealthy foods, report finds: ‘We’re in a bad place’
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Children are poor because their mothers are poor. But is Labour serious about tackling it?
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’
Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Dozens use UK’s first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but ‘barriers’ still remain
Dozens use UK’s first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but ‘barriers’ still remain
Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
‘We get sick, Meta get rich’: Why the ‘guinea pig generation’ wants Labour to tax social media giants
The ‘giant misshapen penis’ flower sums up our simple human need for joy
The ‘giant misshapen penis’ flower sums up our simple human need for joy
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’
The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
Disabled Brits suffering ‘unacceptably poor’ treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds