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Covers:  Housing, homelessness, social affairs, migration, local government.
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Muslim chaplains tend to prisoners of all religions

Muslim chaplains tend to prisoners of all religions

"When you walk into that prison, every single day is different. You don't know what to expect. Some days are …

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Climate activists hope stronger EU laws will protect forests

Climate activists hope stronger EU laws will protect forests

At the beginning of the year, Poland started cutting a swathe through one of Europe's most ancient forests, B…

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Europe is bracing itself for cyber warfare, but is it ready?

Europe is bracing itself for cyber warfare, but is it ready?

When the systems of three oil and transport companies in Europe and Africa were brought down on February 2, 2…

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Long Covid and exercise: Will I ever get back to full fitness?

Long Covid and exercise: Will I ever get back to full fitness?

'When it first kicked in, if I did any exercise, it would just wipe me out.' Clare Friel used to get up at ha…

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The Hostile Environment for Rough Sleepers is Costing Lives - Byline Times

The Hostile Environment for Rough Sleepers is Costing Lives - Byline Times

Like many migrants, Adam came to the UK to support his family - his wife, son and parents - who stayed behind…

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Attacks on homeless people triple in just five years

Attacks on homeless people triple in just five years

Kicked and jumped on in their sleep - the appalling experience of two men sleeping rough in Hull city centre.…

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Peace-building for the long haul

Peace-building for the long haul

Peace-building for the long haul In a country that's undergone significant conflict and a multifaceted civil …

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One Town, One Year, 11 Homeless Deaths

One Town, One Year, 11 Homeless Deaths

Tents pitched up in a local graveyard (Photos by Natalie Bloomer) Graham, Richard and Jacek are just three of…

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The New Urban Crisis: A Manifesto For the Status Quo

The New Urban Crisis: A Manifesto For the Status Quo

The New Urban Crisis follows on from Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class fifteen years earlier, in which…

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Culture of fear: NHS migrant charges risking health of pregnant women

Culture of fear: NHS migrant charges risking health of pregnant women

By Natalie Bloomer and Samir Jeraj Natasha entered the UK on a student visa after fleeing from sexual and phy…

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Rough sleepers die in Northampton as night shelter sits half-empty

Rough sleepers die in Northampton as night shelter sits half-empty

This story was commissioned as part of the Bureau's Local Reporting Fund. ‘Northampton Nightshelter’ was …

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Eviction nation: The hidden reality of court possession hearings

Eviction nation: The hidden reality of court possession hearings

By Samir Jeraj, Joanna Eckersley and Roshan Lal It's 9:30am outside the county court and Mary is about to dis…

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Victims of serious crime face arrest

Victims of serious crime face arrest

More than half of UK police forces are handing over victims of crime to the Home Office for immigration enfor…

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169 evictions in Britain a day: "I knocked every door, and no one helped me"

169 evictions in Britain a day: "I knocked every door, and no one helped me"

Iwona is early. She is always early for appointments, including being interviewed by a journalist. This is no…

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The royal wedding could be a way for Windsor to fix its homelessness issues

The royal wedding could be a way for Windsor to fix its homelessness issues

When Prince William and Kate Middleton got married in 2011 they raised over £1m for 26 different charities. W…

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Many of the white men of literature would want to be taken off the Cambridge English syllabus

Many of the white men of literature would want to be taken off the Cambridge English syllabus

Once again, self-appointed defenders of orthodoxy in the Daily Mail and Telegraph have stepped up to defend..…

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Revealed: MPs using immigration enforcement hotline to report people to the Home Office

Revealed: MPs using immigration enforcement hotline to report people to the Home Office

By Natalie Bloomer and Samir Jeraj Members of parliament have been using a Home Office hotline and webpage to…

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After the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government can't ignore renters any longer

After the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government can't ignore renters any longer

The Grenfell Tower tragedy is still unfolding. What we know now is at least six people are dead and 74 injure…

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The foreign property investors who are richer than the Duke of Westminster

The foreign property investors who are richer than the Duke of Westminster

New international money overtook the late Duke of Westminster back in 2013, taking him from Britain's number …

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Communities and charities hold the answer to a more equal NHS

Communities and charities hold the answer to a more equal NHS

The NHS launched in 1948 with the founding principle "that it meets the needs of everyone", and in 2011 a com…

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The Government is about to encourage landlords to discriminate against ethnic minorities

The Government is about to encourage landlords to discriminate against ethnic minorities

The Government's new plan to jail "rogue landlords" for renting out homes to undocumented migrants is an extr…

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Black and minority ethnic people are shortchanged by mental health services

Black and minority ethnic people are shortchanged by mental health services

Ramone is in his mid-20s and with his family emigrated to the UK around 10 years ago from eastern Europe. He …

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'Social Housing, Not Social Cleansing' - The Case of the Focus E15 Mums

'Social Housing, Not Social Cleansing' - The Case of the Focus E15 Mums

The roots of the UK housing crisis go back to the 1980s, when Conservative Governments sold off social housin…

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The hidden costs of renting in modern Britain

The hidden costs of renting in modern Britain

For those who have owned a home for years or decades, they may be unaware of the costs, penalities and fees i…

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