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‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
Childcare

‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week

Coram Family and Childcare’s new annual survey has revealed that families are facing extortionate childcare costs. The government has a plan to fix it with the expansion of free childcare, but there are too few nursery spaces to meet demand

Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
Disabled people

Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities questioned the UK government over policies which have led to ‘trauma and preventable mental distress’ and in some cases deaths of disabled people

Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: ‘With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best’
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Eric Cantona teases Manchester United return: ‘With Jim Ratcliffe I think we come back at the best’

Eric Cantona has hinted he might return to Manchester United in a role under the club’s part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

‘I’m in crippling debt’: Brits are falling behind on bills in record numbers amid cost of living crisis

Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Our Vendors

Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’

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Most rough sleepers say they’re treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals
Homelessness

Most rough sleepers say they’re treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors
Domestic abuse

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will ‘destroy homeless people’s spirits’, MPs warned
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will ‘destroy homeless people’s spirits’, MPs warned

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Ministry of Poverty Prevention

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’
Social housing

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide
Gender divide

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide

‘I thought I was going to die’: The reality of life on controversial asylum barge Bibby Stockholm
Bibby Stockholm

‘I thought I was going to die’: The reality of life on controversial asylum barge Bibby Stockholm

Spring Budget: Rent campaigners accuse Jeremy Hunt of ‘landlord giveaway’ capital gains tax cut
Renting

Spring Budget: Rent campaigners accuse Jeremy Hunt of ‘landlord giveaway’ capital gains tax cut

Tax cuts, vapes and fuel: What Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget means for you and your bank account
Spring Budget

Tax cuts, vapes and fuel: What Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget means for you and your bank account

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt abandons divisive 99% mortgage scheme
Spring Budget

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt abandons divisive 99% mortgage scheme

Jeremy Hunt extends ‘lifeline for families’ household support fund for six months
Spring budget

Jeremy Hunt extends ‘lifeline for families’ household support fund for six months

DWP sparks protests by disability activists over benefit sanctions and ‘inhumane deaths’
Disability benefits

DWP sparks protests by disability activists over benefit sanctions and ‘inhumane deaths’

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says
Homelessness

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says

Inside the Big Issue: 200 years of small boats
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 200 years of small boats

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Sarah Everard inquiry: Cops accused of violence against women must be suspended, government told
Social justice

Sarah Everard inquiry: Cops accused of violence against women must be suspended, government told

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power
Homelessness

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power

50,000 asylum seekers trapped in ‘never-ending limbo’ by Home Office, think tank says
Immigration

50,000 asylum seekers trapped in ‘never-ending limbo’ by Home Office, think tank says

‘It’s a win-win solution’: Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
Housing crisis

‘It’s a win-win solution’: Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds