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Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour
The average family in the UK now spends nearly £1,500 more childcare than five years ago.
Employment

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour

Homeless in Ukraine: Former rough sleepers are supporting their shell-shocked compatriots in Kharkiv
Ukraine Kharkiv bomb shelter
Ukraine

Homeless in Ukraine: Former rough sleepers are supporting their shell-shocked compatriots in Kharkiv

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK
Placards at the cost of living protest in London 2022. Image: arry Knight/Flickr.
Cost of Living Crisis

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK

Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
A coronavirus lateral flow test
Cost of Living Crisis

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

Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents' wealth, think tank warns
careers advice
Education

Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents' wealth, think tank warns

Energy price cap rise marks start of 'living standards catastrophe' for UK's poorest people
Thermostat on a radiator
cost of living crisis

Energy price cap rise marks start of 'living standards catastrophe' for UK's poorest people

Popular Big Issue vendor who lost beloved dog on Christmas Day welcomes new pet to his pitch
Big Issue vendor Ian Duff
News

Popular Big Issue vendor who lost beloved dog on Christmas Day welcomes new pet to his pitch

Oil blockades planned to last 'as long as possible', says Extinction Rebellion
Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion
Activism

Oil blockades planned to last 'as long as possible', says Extinction Rebellion

This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’
cost of living crisis
cost of living

This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'
Employment rights

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'

The cost of living crisis is forcing people to work multiple jobs to make ends meet
Cost of Living Crisis

The cost of living crisis is forcing people to work multiple jobs to make ends meet

Government defeated for third time in a row on attempt to ban 'noisy' protest
policing bill
Policing bill

Government defeated for third time in a row on attempt to ban 'noisy' protest

Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged 'fire and rehire' plans
Large Royal Mail post box with traffic lights in the background
Fire and rehire

Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged 'fire and rehire' plans

Meter Reading Day: Energy firm accuses Martin Lewis of ‘bringing down Britain’ as flood of meter readings hits websites
meter reading day
Cost of Living Crisis

Meter Reading Day: Energy firm accuses Martin Lewis of ‘bringing down Britain’ as flood of meter readings hits websites

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021
River in Durham.
River pollution

Sewage dumped into rivers almost 400,000 times in 2021

A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021
Homeless deaths tribute
Homelessness

A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations
The Democracy Box's Josh White (Blank Face); Lola Evans; Katherine Rees; Tess Honorwood; Emily Mae Jones; and Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, send a message ahead of the local elections
Future Generations

Mental health, climate change, inequality: the priorities for Welsh future generations

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge
cost of living
cost of living crisis

You could be £1,100 a year worse off from Friday in cost of living surge

EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of 'failing' Home Office portal
eu citizens
immigration

EU citizens miss out on work and housing because of 'failing' Home Office portal

Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill
kill the bill
Politics

Police to gain powers to dictate protest times, as Lords expected to concede on policing bill

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