Boris Johnson has faced renewed pressure to recall Parliament after the Prime Minister was forced to reveal that a no-deal Brexit could trigger medical shortages, food price rises and major
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Scarves and blankets made from a train company’s worn-out uniforms are being donated to people living on the streets. Garments such as coats, shirts and trousers originally worn by Virgin
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There are calls for stronger regulation of pesticides in low-income countries as new research revealed the scale of suicide by poisoning among poorer communities. A study by scientists at the
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The founder of The Big Issue magazine has urged the Government to rethink how budgets are set following an announcement of extra money to tackle rough sleeping. Chancellor Sajid Javid
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The Chancellor has been accused of failing to tackle complaints that thousands of people are suffering from the “brutal rollout” of Universal Credit benefits. Campaign groups have warned that the
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Nearly half of claimants hit by the benefits freeze cannot afford essentials such as rent, bills and food, new data has revealed. Figures from Citizens Advice found that 49% of
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Jeremy Corbyn has warned the Government is “failing a whole generation of children” who are falling victim to rising homelessness and poverty. The Labour leader’s remarks come after a report
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A tax on the top 1% of earners could raise £10 billion per year and reduce inequality in the UK, Oxfam suggests. The international aid charity has published findings ahead
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Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published new research which shines a light on the thousands of children growing up in homeless families. The report, “Bleak houses: Tackling
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Thousands of children are growing up in “dangerous” converted shipping containers and office blocks in “cramped conditions”, a report has found. The Bleak Houses report by the Children’s Commissioner for
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