Health

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
Public toilets

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’

Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’
Malnutrition

Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’

Homeless people are 16 times more likely to die suddenly, eye-opening study finds
Homelessness

Homeless people are 16 times more likely to die suddenly, eye-opening study finds

I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I’m worth £10 a day
Katy Styles

I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I’m worth £10 a day

I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again
Big Issue Recruit

I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again

If you want to understand mysterious world of teenagers, try listening to them
Rachel Burden

If you want to understand mysterious world of teenagers, try listening to them

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out
Fight for justice

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Mental Health Act

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?
Disposable vapes

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer
Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?
Heatwave

Working temperature: When is it too hot to work?

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide
Health inequalities

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’

How much does the NHS cost the UK compared to healthcare spending in other countries?
NHS crisis

How much does the NHS cost the UK compared to healthcare spending in other countries?

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise
Climate crisis

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise

Trade unions call for law on maximum working temperature as British workers swelter in heatwave
Heatwave

Trade unions call for law on maximum working temperature as British workers swelter in heatwave

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The devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on the cost of dying
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The devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on the cost of dying

Niamh Algar: ITV drama Malpractice exposes uncomfortable truths about NHS
Interview

Niamh Algar: ITV drama Malpractice exposes uncomfortable truths about NHS

How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?
Sick pay

How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes