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Meter Reading Day: Energy firm accuses Martin Lewis of ‘bringing down Britain’ as flood of meter readings hits websites
meter reading day
Cost of Living Crisis

Meter Reading Day: Energy firm accuses Martin Lewis of ‘bringing down Britain’ as flood of meter readings hits websites

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
River in Durham.
River pollution

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021

A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021
Homeless deaths tribute
Homelessness

A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021

Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations
The Democracy Box's Josh White (Blank Face); Lola Evans; Katherine Rees; Tess Honorwood; Emily Mae Jones; and Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, send a message ahead of the local elections
Future Generations

Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
cost of living
cost of living crisis

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge

EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of 'failing' Home Office portal
eu citizens
immigration

EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of 'failing' Home Office portal

Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill
kill the bill
Politics

Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill

'Terrible for taxpayers': Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns
health worker wearing PPE
Covid-19

'Terrible for taxpayers': Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns

Politicians and campaigners celebrate first openly trans MP
Jamie Wallis in the house of commons during PMQs after he came out in a statement posted on his website.
Trans rights

Politicians and campaigners celebrate first openly trans MP

Tory MPs had 'champagne bash' while families struggled to 'afford energy price hike'
Ian Blackford
Cost of living crisis

Tory MPs had 'champagne bash' while families struggled to 'afford energy price hike'

Jamie Wallis comes out as first openly trans MP
Trans rights

Jamie Wallis comes out as first openly trans MP

Over 100 Insulate Britain protesters have been charged with criminal offences
Insulate Britain
Insulate Britain

Over 100 Insulate Britain protesters have been charged with criminal offences

Not to brag, but Donald Trump hit a hole-in-one and he wants the world to know
A 'Make America Great Again' hat, adorned with an American flag, with a sparkler in the foreground
Donald Trump

Not to brag, but Donald Trump hit a hole-in-one and he wants the world to know

More than 270,000 pupils will have left school before special educational needs and disabilities paper takes effect
Bridget Phillipson speaks about the SEND green paper in the Commons.
Education

More than 270,000 pupils will have left school before special educational needs and disabilities paper takes effect

Government will ‘name and shame’ landlords on social media for leaving tenants in dodgy social housing
social housing landlords
Social housing

Government will ‘name and shame’ landlords on social media for leaving tenants in dodgy social housing

P&O Ferries boss tells MSPs that he has ‘no plans to resign’
Employment

P&O Ferries boss tells MSPs that he has ‘no plans to resign’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
SEND green paper: Ministers wrong to suggest culture is the problem in underfunded schools, say experts
send green paper
schools

SEND green paper: Ministers wrong to suggest culture is the problem in underfunded schools, say experts

Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees
Sign saying refugees are human beings
Refugee crisis

Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees

Government climate targets give polluters 'free pass' to keep emitting carbon
Smoke billowing from chimneys.
Net zero

Government climate targets give polluters 'free pass' to keep emitting carbon

MPs debate support for Black women affected by domestic abuse after high-profile campaign
Violence Against Women

MPs debate support for Black women affected by domestic abuse after high-profile campaign

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