Health
Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
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Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Half of all homeless people have a brain injury. This project provides essential support
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Half of all homeless people have a brain injury. This project provides essential support
Here's the bleak truth behind TikTok's 'girl dinner' craze
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Here's the bleak truth behind TikTok's 'girl dinner' craze
Disabled people are cancelling Christmas because they can’t afford it: 'We can't wait another winter'
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Disabled people are cancelling Christmas because they can’t afford it: 'We can't wait another winter'
There's a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: 'So little is being done'
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There's a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: 'So little is being done'
'This Victorian-era law isn't fit for purpose': Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?
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'This Victorian-era law isn't fit for purpose': Is abortion finally going to be decriminalised?
Gareth Thomas on HIV, stigma and the myths people really need to unlearn: 'We still have far to go'
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Gareth Thomas on HIV, stigma and the myths people really need to unlearn: 'We still have far to go'
Trans woman with HIV was given two years to live. 30 years on, she's 'speaking out for her tribe'
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Trans woman with HIV was given two years to live. 30 years on, she's 'speaking out for her tribe'
'Five friends influence government' as UK inches closer to compulsory domestic abuse lessons
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'Five friends influence government' as UK inches closer to compulsory domestic abuse lessons
'I urinated myself in the opticians': UK's public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like 'prisoners'
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'I urinated myself in the opticians': UK's public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like 'prisoners'
Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to 'wake up'
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Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to 'wake up'
Homeless people are 16 times more likely to die suddenly, eye-opening study finds
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Homeless people are 16 times more likely to die suddenly, eye-opening study finds
I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I'm worth £10 a day
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I care for my husband and mum full-time, 24/7. The UK government thinks I'm worth £10 a day
I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again
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I quit work to care for my mum. Big Issue Recruit helped me find my sense of purpose again
If you want to understand mysterious world of teenagers, try listening to them
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If you want to understand mysterious world of teenagers, try listening to them
Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out
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Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out
'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years
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'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of 'Victorian' diseases
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Cost of living crisis sparks troubling rise in malnutrition and return of 'Victorian' diseases
Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?
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Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?
Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland's top lawyer
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