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Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
The government’s new devolution white paper gives councils more power to set up selective licensing schemes which can see rogue landlords face action if they don’t keep their properties up to standard
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
Research from Shelter found one in 84 kids will spend Christmas homeless in warning that homelessness crisis risks impacting children’s future prospects
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Amnesty International UK has called on the government to deliver on the promise to axe the Vagrancy Act two years after MPs voted for it
Prices rise at highest rate in months: ‘Families are still struggling with the cost of living’
Prices rise at highest rate in months: ‘Families are still struggling with the cost of living’
Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here’s what it means for your bills and your wallet
Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here’s what it means for your bills and your wallet
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Campaigners vow to ‘keep fighting’ for young people as Online Safety Act ‘fails to go far enough’
Campaigners vow to ‘keep fighting’ for young people as Online Safety Act ‘fails to go far enough’
‘I was restrained for hours’: Mental health hospitals accused of ‘re-traumatising’ patients
‘I was restrained for hours’: Mental health hospitals accused of ‘re-traumatising’ patients
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’
Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’
Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’
This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’
Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Millions of Brits living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ in cold, damp homes this Christmas
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children
Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children
Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing ‘living nightmare’ will continue
Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing ‘living nightmare’ will continue
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
