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This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration
This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration
'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
Labour accused of 'aligning with landlords' and 'heaping misery on families' over social rent hike
Labour accused of 'aligning with landlords' and 'heaping misery on families' over social rent hike
Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness: 'This will get us back on track'
Angela Rayner to lead Labour taskforce to tackle homelessness: 'This will get us back on track'
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
More than 1.5 million children affected by 'problem gambling', report finds: 'It can affect anyone'
More than 1.5 million children affected by 'problem gambling', report finds: 'It can affect anyone'
Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Renters 'must earn more than £75,000' to afford to live in London
Renters 'must earn more than £75,000' to afford to live in London
Use money from Brits' dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told
Use money from Brits' dormant bank accounts to rebuild riot-hit communities, government told
Children in kinship care are being pushed to breaking point. Change can't come soon enough
Children in kinship care are being pushed to breaking point. Change can't come soon enough
Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion 'a sign of things to come', campaigners warn
Labour giving green light to London City airport expansion 'a sign of things to come', campaigners warn
'I'm going to die and I'm still not sick enough for PIP': The reality of DWP disability benefits system
'I'm going to die and I'm still not sick enough for PIP': The reality of DWP disability benefits system
Who is Rushanara Ali? Meet the new Labour minister tasked with tackling the homelessness crisis
Who is Rushanara Ali? Meet the new Labour minister tasked with tackling the homelessness crisis
'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'
DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'
Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots
Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes
