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Donations are down and customers are up – food banks say they are at crisis point
Food banks

Donations are down and customers are up – food banks say they are at crisis point

New records were set in 2021 for rising sea levels, greenhouse gas and ocean heat
Climate crisis

New records were set in 2021 for rising sea levels, greenhouse gas and ocean heat

Inflation is at a 40-year high – and it’s hitting the poorest people hardest
Cost of living crisis

Inflation is at a 40-year high – and it’s hitting the poorest people hardest

Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban
LGBTQ+ rights

Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban

Exclusive: The UK’s rarest and most threatened wildlife sites are not being protected properly
Nature conservation

Exclusive: The UK’s rarest and most threatened wildlife sites are not being protected properly

Delivery drivers boycott Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats calling for higher pay
Gig economy

Delivery drivers boycott Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats calling for higher pay

Jake Daniels’ coming out is a ‘huge step forward’ but abuse remains an issue, say LGBTQ+ fans
Homophobia

Jake Daniels’ coming out is a ‘huge step forward’ but abuse remains an issue, say LGBTQ+ fans

Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
Activism

Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year
Wages

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year

Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
Stop and Search

Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn

Doctor Who: Going back to the future with David Tennant and Catherine Tate heralds an exciting new era
Doctor Who

Doctor Who: Going back to the future with David Tennant and Catherine Tate heralds an exciting new era

As McDonald’s announces it’s leaving Russia for good, here’s a brief history of McDiplomacy
Consumerism

As McDonald’s announces it’s leaving Russia for good, here’s a brief history of McDiplomacy

‘Out of touch’ Tory minister tells people to work more or get a better job to beat the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

‘Out of touch’ Tory minister tells people to work more or get a better job to beat the cost of living crisis

The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers
River pollution

The government has refused to make water companies monitor how much sewage they’re dumping in rivers

A charity is taking the Home Office to court over a ‘dangerous’ women’s detention centre
Social Justice

A charity is taking the Home Office to court over a ‘dangerous’ women’s detention centre

A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can’t cook
Food banks

A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can’t cook

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Government told to act as Ukraine refugees at risk of human trafficking
Social Justice

Government told to act as Ukraine refugees at risk of human trafficking

Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo ‘sells out’ workers, say activists
Gig economy

Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo ‘sells out’ workers, say activists

Employers are signing up to pay the ‘real living wage’ at a record rate
Living wage

Employers are signing up to pay the ‘real living wage’ at a record rate

Housing association took over a year to deal with complaint of home with ‘mice in every room’
Social housing

Housing association took over a year to deal with complaint of home with ‘mice in every room’