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Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Housing

Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told

Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
liverpool
Health

Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare

Union urges workers in Northern Ireland to block roads and occupy buildings if strikes fail
Strikes

Union urges workers in Northern Ireland to block roads and occupy buildings if strikes fail

'A national scandal': Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter
cold and damp
Housing

'A national scandal': Nearly 5,000 deaths caused by cold and damp homes last winter

Women feel 'violated and traumatised' by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
Portrait of Katharyne Tylko, aged 68, of Bath, who is co-founder of the Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy
Special report

Women feel 'violated and traumatised' by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them

Vulnerable sex-trafficking survivor evicted into below-zero temperatures by Home Office
Home Office, James Cleverly
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Vulnerable sex-trafficking survivor evicted into below-zero temperatures by Home Office

Home Office policy has led to a surge in refugee homelessness, academics say
Cardiff, homeless
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Home Office policy has led to a surge in refugee homelessness, academics say

Council house campaigner wins landmark High Court case against plan to demolish London estate
Aylesbury estate
Housing

Council house campaigner wins landmark High Court case against plan to demolish London estate

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the 'right to read'
Books

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the 'right to read'

Met Police apologises after 'inhumane' destruction of homeless people's tents near Camden hospital
rough sleepers tents being destroyed Camden
Homelessness

Met Police apologises after 'inhumane' destruction of homeless people's tents near Camden hospital

UK inflation unexpectedly rising to 4% in December spells 'bad news for families'
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on inflation
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation unexpectedly rising to 4% in December spells 'bad news for families'

The Post Office scandal proves why workers' needs must be put ahead of AI and technology
Post Office Horizon Scandal
Post Office scandal

The Post Office scandal proves why workers' needs must be put ahead of AI and technology

'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds
Cities

'Lonely and expensive': London is becoming less 'liveable' than other European cities, study finds

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'
man experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'

DWP falsely accuses single mum of owing £12,000 – when they actually owe her money
penny davis/ dwp
Benefits

DWP falsely accuses single mum of owing £12,000 – when they actually owe her money

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home
Protestors storm Lambeth Council offices over damp and mould hospitalising baby
Housing

Outrage after one-year-old baby hospitalised six times due to damp and mould-ridden rental home

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth 'safe spaces' could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

Wealth of world's five richest men doubles as five billion people get poorer: 'It's not democratic'
wealth - elon musk
Wealth tax

Wealth of world's five richest men doubles as five billion people get poorer: 'It's not democratic'

Young man made homeless aged 11 after fleeing abusive home tells UK government to 'wake up' and help
young people homeless
Youth homelessness

Young man made homeless aged 11 after fleeing abusive home tells UK government to 'wake up' and help

DWP could deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of disabled and ill people under new plans
DWP
Disability benefits

DWP could deny benefits to hundreds of thousands of disabled and ill people under new plans