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Local Government Figures Back Flexible Working To Improve Diversity And Save Money

18 May Communities

Exclusive: A vast majority of local councillors back a return to hybrid meetings saying it will improve diversity in local government as well as save money.

04 May Communities

London Suburbs And Home Counties More Ethnically Diverse, Inner London More White Since 2010, Data Shows

27 Apr Communities

Boris Johnson Says There Is "No Place" For Sexism In Parliament After Misogyny Complaints

23 Apr Communities

Ukrainian Refugees Facing Homelessness Are Abandoning The UK's "Shambolic" Visa Scheme

01 Apr Communities

UK Refugee Sponsors Have Been Targeted By Scammers After Offering Homes To Ukrainians

27 Mar Communities

Mothers Fleeing Ukraine With Children Are Asked For Father's Consent In "Nightmare" Home Office Visa Process

05 Mar Communities

"Boris Johnson Is Leaving My Family To Die": Ukrainians Fear Time Is Running Out For The UK To Ease Refugee Rules

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20 May Communities

Michael Gove’s new restrictive powers over councils risks harming the levelling up agenda

Accelerating human-relevant innovation will benefit both people and animals

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19 May Environment

Accelerating human-relevant innovation will benefit both people and animals

Leading charity says it’s time for a new way of thinking about homelessness post-pandemic

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13 May Communities

Leading charity says it’s time for a new way of thinking about homelessness post-pandemic

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01 Apr Communities

UK Refugee Sponsors Have Been Targeted By Scammers After Offering Homes To Ukrainians

People in the UK offering to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees say they have been targeted by scammers seeking to steal money and personal information.

24 Mar Communities

Levelling Up: Expectations Meet Reality

The Levelling Up white paper is hardly the first time government has sought to solve regional inequalities, but it is perhaps unique in its scope and ambition. How can it hope to succeed – and what will success actually look like? Chaminda Jayanetti reports.

05 Mar Communities

"Boris Johnson Is Leaving My Family To Die": Ukrainians Fear Time Is Running Out For The UK To Ease Refugee Rules

Ukrainians fleeing from Russia's invasion have called on the government to act quickly to save people's lives as fighting intensifies.

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Why the Government should invest in Digital Champions as part of levelling up agenda

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10 May Communities

Why the Government should invest in Digital Champions as part of levelling up agenda

To level up we must combat digital exclusion. The evidence shows Digital Champions must be part of the solution.

Sellafield Deafness, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Network

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06 May Communities

Sellafield Deafness, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Network

Deaf Awareness Week 2022 provides the opportunity to highlight the great support Sellafield Ltd employees are providing to colleagues and their families with issues relating to deafness, hearing loss and tinnitus.

05 May Communities

The Grenfell tragedy has exposed a system that prevents justice and protects those in power

On the night of the fire that killed 72 people, I was on the streets desperately searching for my uncle who lived on the top floor of Grenfell Tower. There were people everywhere. It was complete chaos.

The Farm helping young people face their fears and thrive in their communities

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05 May Environment

The Farm helping young people face their fears and thrive in their communities

This National Gardening Week, we explore how outdoor spaces, like the Whirlow Hall Farm Trust, supported by The National Lottery, are helping nurture young people struggling with complex difficulties.

05 May Environment

Let's celebrate the benefits of gardening in the post-Covid world

As I write, this National Gardening Week, I am looking out at my garden awash with colour and the luxuriant growth of spring, and my spirits soar.

04 May Communities

We need a dedicated strategy to re-generate our deprived coastal communities

Coastal communities are integral to the United Kingdom’s environmental, social, and economic well-being.

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04 May Environment

HFSS is an opportunity for real brand innovation

Coming into force from this October, new HFSS legislation is considered the most significant change to the food and drink industry in decades, but how can businesses use the upcoming milestones as an opportunity for brand innovation?

Nicola Pegg, Director of Research and Development at Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) explains the journey the makers of Lucozade and Ribena have been on to reduce sugar in its much-loved drinks.

03 May Communities

Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls

Tenants on low incomes in private housing face rent shortfalls of hundreds of pounds a year after the government froze housing benefit for a second year running, amounting to a real-terms benefit cut in most of England as living costs soar.

25 Apr Communities

Boris Johnson is a proven truth-twister. We can’t trust him with our elections

Straight out of University, Boris Johnson was dismissed from The Times for making up quotes, but far from a schoolboy error, lying became his modus operandi.

Veterans charity and police join forces to combat homelessness

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25 Apr Communities

Veterans charity and police join forces to combat homelessness

23 Apr Communities

A tour of the UK's cost of living crisis

Around Britain people are pinching the pennies as the cost of living crisis spirals. While there are common causes of pain, some areas are faring worse than others, and many face unique challenges due to their geography, demography, or a combination of the two. Here, six MPs explain what the crisis looks like in their constituencies. Interviews by Georgina Bailey.

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21 Apr Environment

RIA Northern Ireland publishes rail manifesto ahead of Stormont Elections

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) Northern Ireland has published its manifesto for rail ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in May

Later life matters: The case for an Older People’s Commissioner for England

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20 Apr Health

Later life matters: The case for an Older People’s Commissioner for England

The State of Ageing 2022, a new comprehensive review of public data by the Centre for Ageing Better, shines a light on people’s worsening experiences of growing older in England and strengthens calls for an Older People’s Commissioner.

Civilised societies don’t betray animals, say leading charities

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19 Apr Environment

Civilised societies don’t betray animals, say leading charities

“…High standards of animal welfare are one of the hallmarks of a civilised society…they have never been more important”, wrote George Eustice, Secretary of State for the Environment last year.

Cost of living rises are creating a cyclical process for those in need, says leading Charity

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14 Apr Communities

Cost of living rises are creating a cyclical process for those in need, says leading Charity

Veterans Aid remained fully operational throughout the pandemic – but it was a challenge. CEO of the charity, Dr Hugh Milroy, is concerned that the recent staggering hike in utility costs is set to present frontline organisations with even bigger problems – with potentially catastrophic consequences.