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Building more social housing could save NHS and DWP billions – and add even more to UK's economy
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Building more social housing could save NHS and DWP billions – and add even more to UK's economy
Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: 'We're fed up'
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Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: 'We're fed up'
Leaseholder rights: How to fight against rip-off service charges – a step-by-step guide
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Leaseholder rights: How to fight against rip-off service charges – a step-by-step guide
'You live in fear': Leasehold homeowners share horror stories of nasty hidden fees and service charges
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'You live in fear': Leasehold homeowners share horror stories of nasty hidden fees and service charges
UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
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UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
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Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why 'desperate' Tories are chasing older voters
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National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why 'desperate' Tories are chasing older voters
TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
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TSB Bank forced to change buy-to-let mortgage policy after renters' furious sit-in protest
AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
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AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
'Get a grip' and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
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'Get a grip' and act on reality, not prejudice, MP Liam Fox tells his Tory colleagues
Why the general election could and should be fought on the frontier of poverty
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Why the general election could and should be fought on the frontier of poverty
From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
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From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
'Nature is slowly healing': How rewilding is bringing Britain's extinct species back from the dead
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'Nature is slowly healing': How rewilding is bringing Britain's extinct species back from the dead
Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
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Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
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Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to 'staggering' prices
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
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Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
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Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
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Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
No Rwanda flights before election, Sunak admits – as calls for urgent asylum reform grow louder
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No Rwanda flights before election, Sunak admits – as calls for urgent asylum reform grow louder
From poverty and housing to migrant and LGBTQ+ rights – why 2024 general election has such high stakes
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