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    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      ‘They have no other option’: charities struggle to cope with England’s surge in rough sleepers

      Rise in homelessness reflects chronic shortcomings in support services and rising rents, say housing groups

    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      UK Covid inquiry
      Ex-top UK civil servant urged Johnson to sack Hancock, Covid inquiry hears

      Mark Sedwill says then PM would have been ‘under no illusion’ about his view at height of pandemic

      Lord Mark Sedwill gives evidence on Wednesday
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      Carlo Ratti
      Fifteen-minute cities are about convenience, not conspiracy

      Despite the wild accusations, this is about providing parks and grocery stores within walking distance of people’s homes

      A protester holds a sign saying “The 15-minute city: Were YOU ever asked? Stand up”
    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      UK Inequality
      Braverman’s plan to ban rough sleeper tents will cause deaths, charities warn

      Leaders of 15 homelessness charities urge home secretary to ‘urgently reverse’ proposals

      A person walks past a homeless person’s tent in Belgravia, London
    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      UK politics
      British Jews ‘fearful’ after Hamas attack on Israel, warns UK deputy PM

      Oliver Dowden says society is showing a lack of ‘moral clarity’ about importance of Jewish lives

      Oliver Dowden
    • Saturday, 4 November, 2023
      Sarah Hemming
      The joy of early theatre is getting home without the drama

      Moving curtain-up to 6.30pm allows audiences to watch, dine, discuss, and still make the last train

      Audience members watch a production at the Royal Albert Hall Kensington, London.
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Suella Braverman pushes to restrict tents for rough sleepers

      Proposals include new civil penalty for charities giving tents on public nuisance grounds

      Tents on a pavement next to the River Thames in London
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Conservative Party UK
      Tory MP found guilty of racially abusing activist

      Bob Stewart fined £600 over exchange with protester outside reception hosted by Bahraini embassy in London

    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
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      Women at the sharp end of the rental crisis

      A lack of affordable housing means the most vulnerable simply cannot rent in some parts of the UK

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    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      Surging UK insurance premiums for EVs pose risk to widespread adoption

      Difficulties in sourcing spare parts and specialist labour drive sharp rise in costs

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    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Minimum-Living wage
      UK ‘real living wage’ to jump to £12 an hour in 2024

      Double digit pay increase will directly benefit about 460,000 people at 14,000 employers

    • Saturday, 21 October, 2023
      Kate Williams
      Armour in parliament, bridge bales: some ancient laws aren’t going anywhere

      England’s legal framework has been bolted together over centuries, and not always in the most efficient way

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    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Soumaya Keynes
      Forgotten to return your library book? Don’t worry about it

      Fines are falling out of fashion but some institutions don’t want to lose the cash that hoarders bring in

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      Pension automatic enrolment
      ‘Give workers power to ditch pension schemes’

      UK regulator in call for reforms to workplace retirement savings

      Sarah Smart, chair of the Pensions Regulator
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
      Israel-Hamas war hits close to home for Europe’s Muslims

      Communities fear Islamophobic backlash, while conflict and recent Islamist attacks empower the far right

      A protester holds Palestinian and Syrian flags during a demonstration in Toulouse, France on October 12
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      News in-depthUK prisons
      ‘Inhumane’: chief inspector describes chaos in English prisons

      Charlie Taylor says jails are in a vicious cycle of high staff turnover and rising violence

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    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      British Museum
      British Museum to digitise records after theft of treasures

      Chair George Osborne says institution was ‘victim of inside job’ over decades

      The British Museum
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Government and NHS doctors to reopen talks over pay

      Consultants agree to hold off on further strike action as health department insists headline pay is ‘off the table’

      Steve Barclay
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
      UK prisons
      Criminals in England convicted of less serious offences will avoid prison

      UK government plans to ease pressure on jails welcomed by lawyers and advocacy groups

      Less serious offenders will face punishment in the community under the proposals
    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
      Food diet
      Britain has one of the worst obesity rates in Europe. Why?

      Health campaigners warn that poverty and the prevalence of cheap, ultra-processed food is a sign of a broken system

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    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      UK crime
      England’s most valuable shipwrecks to be protected with ‘forensic marking’

      Divers begin applying newly developed technology to ensure treasures can be traced if plundered

      A marine diver holds an underwater sign indicating that a site has been forensically marked
    • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
      UK universities
      Most disadvantaged UK students are still not going to top universities

      Research shows university students from least well-off families are no more likely to attend top universities than 25 years ago

    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
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      News updates from October 5: US fighter jet shoots down Turkish drone, Brent falls below $85
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Rishi Sunak is right: multiculturalism works

      British politicians would do well to reflect on the country’s relative success in integrating minorities

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    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      UK retail industry
      UK retailers demand protection from shoplifting surge

      Employers say violence and abuse of staff is on the rise and call on the police to prioritise a response

      Shoppers walk past a Primark in York city centre
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