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Dogs are much happier than humans. Here’s why
Mark Rowlands

Dogs are much happier than humans. Here’s why

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
Music

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Dogs of Big Issue

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Plan for Change

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Refugee homelessness

‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
Work

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Plan for change

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?
Cost of living crisis

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?

Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?
Cost of living crisis

Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?

I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
Dan Guiness

I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help

Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’
Housing

Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’

A day in the life of Crumble the Big Issue dog – from vital outreach work to lots of pets and love
Dogs of Big Issue

A day in the life of Crumble the Big Issue dog – from vital outreach work to lots of pets and love

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened
Jo Barker-Marsh and Ruth Patrick

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve
Mikey Erhardt

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve

‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts
Winter Fuel Payment

‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts

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Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest
Simon Francis

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest

Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised – but are the safeguards tough enough?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised – but are the safeguards tough enough?

‘This is a very difficult decision’: MPs vote to take forward assisted dying bill after emotional debate
Assisted dying

‘This is a very difficult decision’: MPs vote to take forward assisted dying bill after emotional debate

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year