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This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'
This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'
'I was really struggling': Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
'I was really struggling': Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
'Poverty takes years off your life': Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
'Poverty takes years off your life': Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
Ruth Jones and James Corden: 'Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you're expecting...'
Ruth Jones and James Corden: 'Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you're expecting...'
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: 'Kids should not be going without food in this country'
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: 'Kids should not be going without food in this country'
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: 'No guarantee that work means a home'
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: 'No guarantee that work means a home'
Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'
Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change'. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change'. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'
From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'
People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to 'step up' and follow suit
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to 'step up' and follow suit
'Privatisation has failed' – will rail nationalisation make a difference? Yes, but not on its own
'Privatisation has failed' – will rail nationalisation make a difference? Yes, but not on its own
Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?
Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?
Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?
