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The long, hot summer of 1976 changed Britain. What can we learn from it 50 years later?

The summer of 1976 has gone down in the popular memory as an idealised time. What can we learn from it during 2026 heatwaves?
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Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: 'We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed'

Oobah Butler is a filmmaker who uses satirical stunts to showcase the absurdities and injustices of modern life. For his latest documentary, How To Trick Your Way Onto the Property Ladder, he takes on ...
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PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds

The government has published the first part of the Timms Review into the PIP assessment process. Here's what it found.
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It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Caroline Aherne had an extraordinary gift for capturing our shared life experience through a prism of acutely observed comedy ...
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Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness'

Angela Rayner explains what went wrong for Keir Starmer's government and why Andy Burnham shows devolution is key to tackling ...
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Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar

As outdoor workers face 60% higher skin cancer risk, DIC is supplying sunscreen to Big Issue vendors in Summer Support Kits.
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YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'

We could be on the cusp of great change. No, not that one. Much too obvious. When Gary Stevenson, creator of the popular Gary’s Economics YouTube channel, drops into the Big Issue office in London, ...
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Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: 'Another example of performative cruelty'

The government's newly presented Immigration and Asylum Bill plans to make asylum seekers repay up to £10,000.
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North of England hit hardest by 'children's mental health crisis' as funding gaps widen

Children's mental health is at a crisis point, experts fear, as lack of funding and wider societal issues have hit some ...
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Elmo, Binface and a fish finger: A colourful history of novelty political candidates taking on the elite

While Ed Davey mastered the art of the humorous photoshoot in the 2024 general election, 2017 saw a previous Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, competing against a man dressed as a fish finger.
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Rosie Jones: 'I thought I couldn't be disabled and gay – I'd never seen a gay disabled person'

Not prepared to hear about sex and disability at the theatre? Rosie Jones is bringing those big issues to the stage – whether you like it or not. The comedian is starring in her theatre debut (We ...