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Letters: There's no way I'll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There's no way I'll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age
James Ball

From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
starmer and sunak
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
25 community leaders in Leicester came together as part of a Citizens UK initiative to show support and compassion for asylum seekers housed in local hotels.
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu
John Bird

Keir Starmer promised us a rose garden – but instead we just got déjà vu

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
Helen Barnard

Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state

Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children's suffering
Helen Minnis

Why the natural human failure of imagination stops us from relieving children's suffering

For many homeless people their relationship with their dog is lifesaving. Here's why
Harriet Page

For many homeless people their relationship with their dog is lifesaving. Here's why

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why 'willanthropy' is my new favourite word
Willanthropy
Susie Dent

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why 'willanthropy' is my new favourite word

Four things Labour's new taskforce must do immediately to end homelessness
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner speaking to a man at a homelessness charity in Wales
Rick Henderson

Four things Labour's new taskforce must do immediately to end homelessness

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter
Jessica Taplin

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter

Grenfell inquiry can be a watershed moment for social housing – if we want it to be
A placard calling for 'Justice for Grenfell'
Alex Diner

Grenfell inquiry can be a watershed moment for social housing – if we want it to be

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
John Bird

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

There could be more than 5,000 women sleeping rough in England. We must find them
a woman in street light at bus stop
Liz Rutherfoord and Nahar Choudhury

There could be more than 5,000 women sleeping rough in England. We must find them

'It's OK to laugh about death': And Mrs director Daniel Reisinger's guide to facing grief with a smile
Aisling Bea in And Mrs
Daniel Reisinger

'It's OK to laugh about death': And Mrs director Daniel Reisinger's guide to facing grief with a smile

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Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration
Steven MacKenzie

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport
disability sport
Mikey Erhardt

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport

Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium
Manchester United playing football at Old Trafford
Jamie Masraff

Rise in young people not in work or education could fill Man Utd's Old Trafford stadium

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to 'unnatural intelligence'
'No AI' sign
John Bird

Why we should rename artificial intelligence to 'unnatural intelligence'