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It’s 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we’re losing a war with poverty
Greg Barradale

It’s 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we’re losing a war with poverty

Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’
Food poverty

Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned

I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned
John Bird

I’ve written over a million words about poverty – here’s what I’ve learned

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England
Women

Women in the North miss out on £158m in wages every week compared to rest of England

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?
Kate Ford

Lobular breast cancer patients like me deserve better. Will Wes Streeting finally help us?

Bank holiday weekends mean beer gardens and booze – but drinking culture may be about to change
Ash Singleton

Bank holiday weekends mean beer gardens and booze – but drinking culture may be about to change

The Traitors’ Ash Bibi on fleeing a violent home for a women’s refuge at 16: ‘There’s always hope’
Domestic violence

The Traitors’ Ash Bibi on fleeing a violent home for a women’s refuge at 16: ‘There’s always hope’

Food banks receiving ‘rotten’ donations from supermarkets ‘not fit for human consumption’
Food banks

Food banks receiving ‘rotten’ donations from supermarkets ‘not fit for human consumption’

Save tens of billions in public money by ending hunger – not slashing benefits, government told
Hunger

Save tens of billions in public money by ending hunger – not slashing benefits, government told

From smoking and nerve gas to poor quality air: How the act of breathing became political
Health

From smoking and nerve gas to poor quality air: How the act of breathing became political

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in May 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Health

Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care

Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits
Department for Work and Pensions

Widower of disabled woman in bitter, years-long legal battle after DWP denied him benefits

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Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Letter to My Younger Self

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers
Mathew Hulbert

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers

The manosphere is taking over. Here’s how we can fight back against extreme misogyny
Misogyny

The manosphere is taking over. Here’s how we can fight back against extreme misogyny

Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts
Disability benefits

Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts