Israel-Gaza: 'To help a traumatised child, he first needs the trauma to end.'
Children survey the ruins in Khuzaa, Gaza, in 2015.
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Israel-Gaza: 'To help a traumatised child, he first needs the trauma to end.'

Dementia 'creeps up unannounced', says former newsreader John Suchet
john suchet and wife bonnie, dementia action week
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Dementia 'creeps up unannounced', says former newsreader John Suchet

Young people ‘in dire need of support’ in Covid recovery, warn MPs
Unemployment among young people has increased by 13 per cent since 2019.
Employment

Young people ‘in dire need of support’ in Covid recovery, warn MPs

Will it cost £50bn to fix the cladding crisis?
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Will it cost £50bn to fix the cladding crisis?

Low-paid work and 'stagnating' incomes pushing children into poverty
Adult holding a child's hand in front of a pond. child poverty
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Low-paid work and 'stagnating' incomes pushing children into poverty

9 out of 10 councils fear homelessness surge if Covid help goes too quickly
homelessness
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9 out of 10 councils fear homelessness surge if Covid help goes too quickly

'I started noticing small things': Caring for someone with dementia
Margaret and Derek for Dementia Action Week
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'I started noticing small things': Caring for someone with dementia

Environment Bill will ban peat compost and bring back wildcats
Environment Bill: Wildcats were driven to extinction in England more than 200 years ago.
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Environment Bill will ban peat compost and bring back wildcats

200,000 people denied universal credit because of their partner’s income
Around 50,000 people were ineligible for universal credit because of their migration status
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200,000 people denied universal credit because of their partner’s income

'A great comfort to her': Richard Madeley on dementia and his mother's faith
Richard Madeley for Dementia Action Week
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'A great comfort to her': Richard Madeley on dementia and his mother's faith

UK Government unmoved on universal basic income pilot after Wales leads way
Universal Basic Income doesn't tempt Therese Coffey or Rishi Sunak
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UK Government unmoved on universal basic income pilot after Wales leads way

Future Generations Bill at 'pivotal point' in Lords debut
Future Generations
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Future Generations Bill at 'pivotal point' in Lords debut

Government has one year to fix Grenfell cladding scandal, says Labour
cladding at Grenfell Tower
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Government has one year to fix Grenfell cladding scandal, says Labour

Fight poverty to support people in Covid hotspots, say experts
Deane in Bolton, where Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people are more than double the national average. poverty
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Fight poverty to support people in Covid hotspots, say experts

Dementia in lockdown: 'When someone knocked, he forgot to social distance'
dementia action week. Ann warned others in her and John's position might not know about the financial support they are entitled to.
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Dementia in lockdown: 'When someone knocked, he forgot to social distance'

How to stop robots from taking over your job
Employment

How to stop robots from taking over your job

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
UK sends thousands of tonnes of plastic to Turkey to be burned every year
Yenidam, Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey. Investigation into plastic waste that is dumped and burned in Turkey. The team found plastic packaging from UK, German and global food and drinks brands and supermarkets. Image credit: Greenpeace
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UK sends thousands of tonnes of plastic to Turkey to be burned every year

Boris Johnson urged to ban plastic waste exports as majority of Brits opposed
Wasteminster is the launch film for Greenpeace's 2021 campaign against the UK's waste exports to other countries. Voiced by impressionists Matt Forde and Jon Culshaw, the film features Boris Johnson being engulfed in a wave of plastic while giving a speech in Downing Street. Producers Park Village and Studio Birthplace used a bespoke VFX simulation to create the dynamic flow of 1.8 million kilos of plastic - the amount of waste the UK exports to other countries every day. Image credit: Greenpeace
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Boris Johnson urged to ban plastic waste exports as majority of Brits opposed

James O'Brien: 'In therapy I felt my armour flaking away'
Outspoken radio show host James O'Brien. Image credit: Ula Soltys
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James O'Brien: 'In therapy I felt my armour flaking away'

ExcludedUK: Many fear homelessness after a year without support
ExcludedUK member Martin Jacobs
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ExcludedUK: Many fear homelessness after a year without support