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A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn’t pay staff minimum wage
Minimum wage

A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn’t pay staff minimum wage

The government says the cost of living crisis is ‘top priority’ – but has offered no new support
Cost of living crisis

The government says the cost of living crisis is ‘top priority’ – but has offered no new support

Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years
Muse

Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years

Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
Welfare system

Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn

The airline industry has missed 49 out of 50 climate targets set since 2000
Aviation

The airline industry has missed 49 out of 50 climate targets set since 2000

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis donates land for social housing
Housing

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis donates land for social housing

A house fire was caused by a man ‘burning timber to save on energy bills’
Cost of living crisis

A house fire was caused by a man ‘burning timber to save on energy bills’

Almost 20,000 affordable homes have been lost by converting office blocks into housing
Affordable housing

Almost 20,000 affordable homes have been lost by converting office blocks into housing

Don’t carry cash? Don’t worry, 1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept contactless payments
The Big Issue

Don’t carry cash? Don’t worry, 1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept contactless payments

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
Cost of living crisis

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table

Two thirds of retail workers are borrowing money to pay their bills
Cost of living crisis

Two thirds of retail workers are borrowing money to pay their bills

Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections
Local elections

Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections

‘Ex-miners are voting Green’: Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands
Local elections

‘Ex-miners are voting Green’: Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands

5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped
Workers' rights

5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped

Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate
Right to roam

Activists to stage mass protest on duke’s taxpayer-subsidised private estate

Life On Mars sequel has ‘a lot of travelling in time and car chases’, John Simm reveals
TV

Life On Mars sequel has ‘a lot of travelling in time and car chases’, John Simm reveals

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Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution
Air pollution

Clean air group creates tool to help people demand stricter government targets on pollution

Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Homelessness

Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup

Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on
Workers' rights

Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on

Former Tory minister reveals he’s voting for Labour in the local elections – and did in 1997 too
Local elections

Former Tory minister reveals he’s voting for Labour in the local elections – and did in 1997 too