financial and digital inclusion

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn
Pat McFadden, work and pensions secretary. Image: House of Commons/ Flickr
Poverty

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee has raised concerns that 'unacceptably poor service levels could continue for some time' and disabled people 'risk being pushed into poverty by a department unresponsive to their needs'
Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Artificial intelligence

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all
Pranesh Narayanan

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all

From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence
Jeni Tennison

From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
keir starmer at a changing realities meeting
Ruth Patrick

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes

Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'
home with glowing window
Energy bills

Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here's why
Christmas

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here's why

What do homeless people really think about Labour's digital ID cards?
Lord John Bird on Suella Braverman's comments regarding street homelessness as a lifestyle choice
Digital ID

What do homeless people really think about Labour's digital ID cards?

Olive oil is cheaper than it's been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
a woman pouring olive oil
Inflation

Olive oil is cheaper than it's been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?

The UK's 'millionaire exodus' is a humongous myth. Here's why it keeps rearing its ugly head
Private jet at Orlando airport with door open
Wealth

The UK's 'millionaire exodus' is a humongous myth. Here's why it keeps rearing its ugly head

Care leavers face a 'postcode lottery' for support: 'It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas'
Claire
Care leavers

Care leavers face a 'postcode lottery' for support: 'It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas'

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here's how to save money and still have a festive feast
A family tucking into a Christmas meal.
Christmas

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here's how to save money and still have a festive feast

Labour's child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can't be the last word
Keir Starmer at a children's centre as the government laid out its plan to reduce child poverty.
Scott Compton

Labour's child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can't be the last word

Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting.
Arun Veerappan

Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Gavin Oldham

Labour's £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: 'It is for my future'
Minister Liz Lloyd in a workshop at the Bromley by Bow Centre.
Digital inclusion

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: 'It is for my future'

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?
Paul McNamee

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: 'People think you've got loads of money when you're on TV'
TV

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: 'People think you've got loads of money when you're on TV'

Reeves' budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there's still a way to go
rachel reeves
Vikki Brownridge

Reeves' budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there's still a way to go

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there
Cost of living

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there

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Millionaires tell Rachel Reeves: Tax us more or lose to Reform in the next election
Wealth tax

Millionaires tell Rachel Reeves: Tax us more or lose to Reform in the next election

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
Campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon

Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: 'I believe in karma'
Shopping

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: 'I believe in karma'

I'm a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe alongside her three kids.
Thea Jaffe

I'm a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too