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‘It’s abhorrent they’re still allowed’: Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past
General election 2024

‘It’s abhorrent they’re still allowed’: Why zero-hours contracts must be made a thing of the past

‘You can hear your stomach growling’: Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
General election 2024

‘You can hear your stomach growling’: Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty

Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury

Labour unveils ‘ambitious’ plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?
General election 2024

Labour unveils ‘ambitious’ plan to help people buy their first home. But is it enough?

‘Shocking’: Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
Rough sleeping

‘Shocking’: Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021

‘I’m sad, angry and confused’: These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless
Renting

‘I’m sad, angry and confused’: These renters are being made homeless to house people already homeless

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’
Department for Work and Pensions

Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to ‘automatic DWP deductions’

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Politics

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’

Rough sleepers ‘forcibly removed’ from tents outside London council headquarters: ‘It’s ridiculous’
Homelessness

Rough sleepers ‘forcibly removed’ from tents outside London council headquarters: ‘It’s ridiculous’

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products
Homelessness

Period poverty: Homeless women forced to steal tampons or use old clothes as period products

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters
General election 2024

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters

TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters’ furious sit-in protest
Renting

TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters’ furious sit-in protest

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars
Film

Benedict Cumberbatch warns history is repeating itself as street homelessness soars

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
Politics

‘Get a grip’ and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
TV

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’
Homelessness

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’

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Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
General election 2024

Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election

Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds
Loan sharks

Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
homelessness

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives

‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
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‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling