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Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
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Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
Sunak calls general election for 4 July: 'It's time to put a limping government out of its misery'
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Sunak calls general election for 4 July: 'It's time to put a limping government out of its misery'
'More bad news for renters': Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
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'More bad news for renters': Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
DWP under investigation over treatment of ill and disabled people after deaths of benefit claimants
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DWP under investigation over treatment of ill and disabled people after deaths of benefit claimants
Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
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Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Tories are gloating that cost of living crisis is over – they're wrong: 'The country is going backwards'
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Tories are gloating that cost of living crisis is over – they're wrong: 'The country is going backwards'
Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
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Low pay as a trainee bus driver left me desperate. I skipped meals and ended up £46k in debt
Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK's housing crisis?
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Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK's housing crisis?
DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
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DWP ramps up AI use to 'bring the future to the welfare system' and push people into work
Gen Z want to buy houses, smoke weed and do crimes, report finds. What does this mean for UK's future?
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Gen Z want to buy houses, smoke weed and do crimes, report finds. What does this mean for UK's future?
Post-Brexit border checks to cost £4.7bn. Here's how that money could be better spent
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Post-Brexit border checks to cost £4.7bn. Here's how that money could be better spent
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
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Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to 'cruel' and 'immoral' two-child benefit cap
Rewilding is bringing creatures great and small back to UK – but a lack of funds is holding it back
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Rewilding is bringing creatures great and small back to UK – but a lack of funds is holding it back
FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
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FOSO is the new FOMO: Why are we so afraid to switch off and be out of office?
Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: 'PIP fraud is a non-issue'
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Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: 'PIP fraud is a non-issue'
Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
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Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
Green transition: Help retrain gas workers or risk 'cliff edge' job losses, government warned
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Green transition: Help retrain gas workers or risk 'cliff edge' job losses, government warned
All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
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All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
Over 90,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
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Over 90,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
Starmer warned over glaring omission in Labour's six general election pledges: 'I'm disappointed'
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