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The government will 'stop at nothing' to block disruptive climate protests, Grant Shapps says
Protesters holding a banner that reads:
Climate protests

The government will 'stop at nothing' to block disruptive climate protests, Grant Shapps says

Confirmed: Police will be able to crack down on noisy protests
Policing Bill

Confirmed: Police will be able to crack down on noisy protests

'A national emergency': The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
Food bank supplies on trollies.
Cost of living crisis

'A national emergency': The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes
no-fault eviction
Renting

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes

Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
Water pollution

Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution

What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?
cost of living, supermarket
Cost of living crisis

What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?

Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44bn: Here are better ways he could have spent that money
Elon Musk Twitter
Social media

Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44bn: Here are better ways he could have spent that money

Seven ways to reduce food waste when you’re on a budget
Up to 70 per cent of the UK's food waste is created by households
Food waste

Seven ways to reduce food waste when you’re on a budget

Priti Patel's 'refugee pushback' policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
nationality and borders bill
Home Office

Priti Patel's 'refugee pushback' policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review

Union calls for boycott of P&O Ferries as channel crossings resume
Employment

Union calls for boycott of P&O Ferries as channel crossings resume

Disability pay gap sees disabled workers earn £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees
Wheelchair user
Disability pay gap

Disability pay gap sees disabled workers earn £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees

Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
homeless project Scotland feed children in the cost of living crisis
Cost of Living Crisis

Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits

Life expectancy is falling in England's most deprived areas
Men in England's poorest areas can expect to live to 73, 10 years fewer than in richer areas.
Inequality

Life expectancy is falling in England's most deprived areas

UK could approve Cumbria coal mine 5 months after pledging to phase out coal
Climate change protester's placard
Climate crisis

UK could approve Cumbria coal mine 5 months after pledging to phase out coal

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area
Empty homes

This tool will tell you how many empty homes there are in your area

Cost of living crisis driving a surge in demand for money advice
Flame of a gas hob against black background
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis driving a surge in demand for money advice

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
9 in 10 people say their cost of living had already increased before bills went up in April
Cost of living crisis

9 in 10 people say their cost of living had already increased before bills went up in April

How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
Gina Martin is a British activist, writer and speaker.
Activism

How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting

Why I left my job and opened a forest school
Forest Schools
Environment

Why I left my job and opened a forest school

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Volunteers at the Earlsfield Foodbank sort Easter eggs for their guests
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’