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Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: 'Life is not easy'
Mental health

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: 'Life is not easy'

Our partnership with Specsavers is bringing dignity, support and clear vision to vendors
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Our partnership with Specsavers is bringing dignity, support and clear vision to vendors

Letters: 'This is NOT the Labour Party I have voted for my entire life'
Letters

Letters: 'This is NOT the Labour Party I have voted for my entire life'

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
money

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?
Letters

Letters: Covid was a chance to reset. So why are we still working until we drop?

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Two people in vests work on the Covid memorial wall
Five years since the pandemic

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?

Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: 'My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting'
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Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: 'My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting'

How a new electric van is helping Oxfordshire's over-50s to keep fit
A man wearing a white sports top and light trousers stands smiling next to a grey Citroën ë-Berlingo van with “Living in Fitness” and “Driving Change for Good” branding. The van is parked at an electric vehicle charging station with a Fastned charger in the background. The setting is an outdoor charging area with a covered structure and trees with autumn foliage.
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How a new electric van is helping Oxfordshire's over-50s to keep fit

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do... anything?
Healthcare workers march through London during the pandemic. Image: Unsplash
Five years since the pandemic

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do... anything?

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
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Payslip

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions

Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life
Letters

Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Stock image of bank notes and coins
Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
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The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?

I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before
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I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before

Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds
Five years since the pandemic

Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
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Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently
B Corp Month

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently

'We're committed to being a force for good': Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better
B Corp Month

'We're committed to being a force for good': Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances
Letters

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'
Dogs

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'

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