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Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working
Two mothers in witch costumes hold sign: 'The future won't raise itself'
Childcare crisis

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year - and outreach workers fear it will get worse
rough sleeping London
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year - and outreach workers fear it will get worse

In pictures: Homeless families march on Downing Street to demand council homes
London temporary accommodation protest
Housing

In pictures: Homeless families march on Downing Street to demand council homes

Meet the authors teaching children about the everyday magic and diversity of London
London Folk Tales for Children
Ethical Shopping

Meet the authors teaching children about the everyday magic and diversity of London

'Enough is enough': Why workers and campaigners are protesting around the country
Cost of Living Crisis

'Enough is enough': Why workers and campaigners are protesting around the country

Everything you needed to know about volunteering to get stuck in
volunteering near me
Volunteering

Everything you needed to know about volunteering to get stuck in

All the protests and strikes taking place this weekend as anger grows over the economic crisis
Cost of living crisis protest, Enough is enough, UK protest
Protest

All the protests and strikes taking place this weekend as anger grows over the economic crisis

Government told to fix broken temporary accommodation system as homelessness crisis set to worsen
temporary accommodation London
Temporary accommodation

Government told to fix broken temporary accommodation system as homelessness crisis set to worsen

'It's about making the invisible visible': A day at the UK's only festival for homeless people
Homelessness

'It's about making the invisible visible': A day at the UK's only festival for homeless people

A Michelin star chef is opening a pop-up restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people
Chef Adam Simmonds is opening a restaurant staffed by homeless people
homelessness

A Michelin star chef is opening a pop-up restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people

Chris Kaba: Nationwide protests to take place as family demand action
Chris Kaba protest
Chris Kaba

Chris Kaba: Nationwide protests to take place as family demand action

Anti-monarchy protesters hold blank signs outside Parliament after arrests
anti-monarchy protest
King Charles

Anti-monarchy protesters hold blank signs outside Parliament after arrests

Chris Kaba: Protest to take place after 24-year-old shot dead by Met Police
Chris Kaba protest
Chris Kaba

Chris Kaba: Protest to take place after 24-year-old shot dead by Met Police

Striking photos taken by homeless photographers offer a rarely-seen view of London
MyLondon homelessness calendar
Homelessness

Striking photos taken by homeless photographers offer a rarely-seen view of London

Community food bank fights eviction by property developer
Homegrown in Tottenham
Food banks

Community food bank fights eviction by property developer

These people quit their jobs to help neurodivergent adults get the support they need
Activism

These people quit their jobs to help neurodivergent adults get the support they need

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Don't Pay UK to stage protest outside Ofgem offices as energy price rise is confirmed
feelings known about the cost of living crisis at a rally in early April 2022
Energy Bils

Don't Pay UK to stage protest outside Ofgem offices as energy price rise is confirmed

Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Drought

Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years

How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London
Community activism

How a grassroots group is reimagining community activism in east London

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas
food bank
Food banks

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain’s biggest food banks facing closure by Christmas

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