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How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts
How a Manchester community welcomed the return of the swifts
Over 1.5 million Brits are unpaid carers for over 50 hours per week. Too often, they're 'invisible'
Over 1.5 million Brits are unpaid carers for over 50 hours per week. Too often, they're 'invisible'
Benefit cuts will have 'catastrophic impact' on mentally ill people: 'Some will struggle to survive'
Benefit cuts will have 'catastrophic impact' on mentally ill people: 'Some will struggle to survive'
All children on universal credit to get free school meals: 'It will take hunger out of classroom'
All children on universal credit to get free school meals: 'It will take hunger out of classroom'
Council clamps down on Airbnbs and short-term lets in bid to tackle housing crisis
Council clamps down on Airbnbs and short-term lets in bid to tackle housing crisis
What Cardiff University's Kazakhstan campus says about the state of British higher education
What Cardiff University's Kazakhstan campus says about the state of British higher education
Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say
Patients are dying and facing 'horrible tragedies' due to Manchester's mental health care crisis, staff say
How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened
Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: 'I can't make it make sense'
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: 'I can't make it make sense'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
'Explain to me why I'm homeless': Rough sleeper's rage tells us a lot about what's keeping people homeless
'Explain to me why I'm homeless': Rough sleeper's rage tells us a lot about what's keeping people homeless
Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'
Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home
'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home
George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high
