Covid-19

Government is 'burning taxpayers money by the billion' as £4bn of PPE set to go up in flames
A man pulls a blue glove on to his left hand while wearing a medical gown
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Government is 'burning taxpayers money by the billion' as £4bn of PPE set to go up in flames

'Wine time Fridays', 'excessive drinking' and leaving via the back door: The Sue Gray report is out
Partygate

'Wine time Fridays', 'excessive drinking' and leaving via the back door: The Sue Gray report is out

Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Blackpool beach
Long covid

Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest

Government accused of 'complacent disregard' for taxpayers' money over £5bn Covid loan fraud
MPs told the Government to keep the £20 Universal Credit increase
Fraud

Government accused of 'complacent disregard' for taxpayers' money over £5bn Covid loan fraud

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how
cost of living
cost of living crisis

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
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Cost of Living Crisis

Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections

'Terrible for taxpayers': Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns
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Covid-19

'Terrible for taxpayers': Billions wasted on government PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns

'Some children haven't learnt to crawl': New report reveals impact of pandemic on society
Covid-19

'Some children haven't learnt to crawl': New report reveals impact of pandemic on society

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people
Justice system

Stephen Fry to feature in play telling lockdown stories of prisoners and homeless people

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’
covid rule change
Covid-19

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’

Homeless people were social distancing long before Covid - and it may have saved lives
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Andrew Guise

Homeless people were social distancing long before Covid - and it may have saved lives

Future Generations Bill passes final stage in House of Lords
future generations bill
Future Generations Bill

Future Generations Bill passes final stage in House of Lords

Covidland: 'I've been transformed into a biological hazard overnight'
Lucy Sweet

Covidland: 'I've been transformed into a biological hazard overnight'

The pandemic-era job interview questions to prepare for
Jobs advice

The pandemic-era job interview questions to prepare for

UK charities maintained or increased income during pandemic
Activism

UK charities maintained or increased income during pandemic

Minister quits over Covid fraud ‘failure’ - here’s how that money could be spent
Lord Agnew fraud
Politics

Minister quits over Covid fraud ‘failure’ - here’s how that money could be spent

Is it too much to hope for an accessible safety net that protects us all from poverty?
Covid Realities is documenting the impact of the pandemic on those with low incomes.
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Is it too much to hope for an accessible safety net that protects us all from poverty?

‘He’s thrown vulnerable people under a bus’: Dismay from campaigners as face masks scrapped
Covid restrictions

‘He’s thrown vulnerable people under a bus’: Dismay from campaigners as face masks scrapped

Give yourself a break: The pandemic is punishing enough without a New Year's Resolution on top
Hannah Gravett

Give yourself a break: The pandemic is punishing enough without a New Year's Resolution on top

Isolating the dying from their loved ones was a cruel mistake we must not repeat
Paul McNamee

Isolating the dying from their loved ones was a cruel mistake we must not repeat