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Tributes paid to Frank Field, former Labour minister, who has died aged 81
Long-serving MP dedicated Westminster career to tackling social issues including child poverty and modern slaveryTributes from...
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Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban
Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after...
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Wet weather but a warm welcome at Glasgow’s Refuweegee – a photo-essay
Katherine Anne Rose spent months documenting the Scottish charity, which welcomes and supports forcibly displaced people...
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UK children bombarded by gambling ads and images online, charity warns
Young people feel their internet activity is overwhelmed by betting promotions and similar content, says GambleAware...
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Those signed off feeling depressed classed as incapable of work, says Stride
Work and pensions secretary attacks system of dealing with minor mental health problems as PM takes...
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Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok
Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken...
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KitKat owner Nestlé faces vote forcing it to cut back on unhealthy products
Company, which also makes Quality Street, says reducing sugar, salt and fats could harm ‘strategic freedom’Business...
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Forced home moves cost renters over half a billion pounds a year
There were 830,000 unwanted moves in England over the past 12 months, meaning 40% have been...
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Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisis
Demand for private treatment booms as NHS waiting lists remain long, while more people also sign...
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‘They’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance trap
Karina Moon, who is sole carer for her daughter most of the week, was told she...
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Leak reveals Tory plan to cut cold weather cash for disabled people
Hundreds of thousands could lose out in England and Wales under disability benefit reforms after general...
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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against...
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Animal tranquilliser found in cannabis vapes and illicit sedatives in UK
Xylazine can cause skin ulcers and overdoses and has caused multiple deaths since 2022, warn researchersPeople...
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Mother criticises ‘agenda from above’ after release of Cass report
Parent of trans girl says report promotes agenda that ‘things need to be made more difficult’...
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MPs propose decriminalising abortion up to 24 weeks
Amendment tabled by cross-party group including Stella Creasy is latest plan to modernise abortion law in...
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London estate laundry celebrates fresh start as council backs down on closure
Community facility on UK’s first council estate reopens after outcry at local authority’s attempt to hike...
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Thousands to be offered blood tests for dementia in UK trial
More than 50 clinics will offer tests to about 5,000 people who are worried about their...
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NHS faces ‘avalanche’ of demand for autism and ADHD services, thinktank warns
Nuffield Trust says system for treatment is ‘obsolete’ as number of patients in England awaiting assessment...
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Orkney shop owner raises £3,000 for charity after Easter egg error
Dan Dafydd, who accidentally ordered 80 cases of eggs, aims to raise £20,000 for the RNLI...
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Transgender judge seeks leave to intervene in UK court case over legal definition of ‘woman’
Victoria McCloud wants leave to join litigation in supreme court appeal brought by For Women ScotlandThe...
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More than half of UK female musicians have experienced discrimination – report
Insight report based on data from UK Musicians’ Census also found 33% said they had been...
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Minimum wage is UK’s ‘most successful economic policy in a generation’
Resolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policyThe minimum...
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Mental illness costs England £300bn a year, study shows
Yearly cost to people, business and public sector found to be twice as big as NHS...
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British public donated record £13.9bn to charity in 2023
Average monthly donations rose by nearly 40% to £65, with poorest areas among the most generousThe...