Health

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: ‘People are dying at terrifying rates’
Homelessness

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: ‘People are dying at terrifying rates’

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection
Emily Whitford

Hunger and broken shoes: Why we need a more compassionate approach to council tax debt collection

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza
War in Gaza

‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza

Starmer and Streeting have talked the talk on mental health support – now they must walk the walk
Oliver Chantler

Starmer and Streeting have talked the talk on mental health support – now they must walk the walk

One million people in England who weren’t smokers now vape – but it’s not as alarming as it sounds
Vaping

One million people in England who weren’t smokers now vape – but it’s not as alarming as it sounds

Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts
Energy bills

Doctor says patients ‘wearing five layers of clothes’ amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
Health

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health

Starmer wants a ‘dramatic reimagining’ of the NHS. What does that mean for you?
NHS

Starmer wants a ‘dramatic reimagining’ of the NHS. What does that mean for you?

Cost of living crisis is over? Try telling that to millions of Brits struggling to feed their kids
Lynn Perry

Cost of living crisis is over? Try telling that to millions of Brits struggling to feed their kids

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less
The North

Women in North of England live shorter lives, more likely to be in poverty and work harder for less

Millions of Brits made ill because their home is too hot, study finds – as UK faces heatwave
Heatwave

Millions of Brits made ill because their home is too hot, study finds – as UK faces heatwave

Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it’s a lonely thing to go through
Health

Suffering a brain injury forced me out of work and onto benefits – it’s a lonely thing to go through

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas
Health inequality

Surge in babies dying before their first birthday, study finds – especially in deprived areas

NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: ‘Terrible things are happening’
Mental health

NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: ‘Terrible things are happening’

‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years
Employment

‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years

GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal
NHS

GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal

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One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault
Juliette Rayner

One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault

Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change
NHS

Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Behind the scenes

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Will Snell

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029