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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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Cecil Williams, reverend who turned a church into a safe haven, dies aged 94
Longtime, legendary pastor of San Francisco’s Glide Memorial church was advocate for civil rights and social...
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Record 3.7m workers in England will have major illness by 2040, study finds
Health Foundation report also predicts people in poorest areas will be three times more likely to...
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Lower-income US women more likely to miss key breast cancer test, study finds
Isolation and lack of health insurance also correlate to reduced mammogram rates for breast cancer Women...
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Budget plans risk ‘second lost decade’ of living standards, Jeremy Hunt told
Exclusive: Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds widening gulf between demand for tax cuts and reality for millions...
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Gordon Brown slams ‘obscene’ levels of destitution in the UK
Former PM criticises ministers for ‘moral outrage’ of ‘systematically shredding’ social security systemGordon Brown: Grinding child...
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When a Citizens Advice has to close despite demand being ‘off the scale’
In Mansfield, the council could not afford the funding needed by a service that is vital...