Five foods that could cost even more this winter – and why
Conflicts, energy shocks, climate change and El Niño are combining to squeeze food prices upwards. Five familiar foods illustrate what’s going on.
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Asylum claim rejections show the UK government has little understanding of what people are fleeing – and it’s costing lives
Many asylum applications are rejected on grounds that dismiss the dire situations in applicants’ countries of origin.
How Made.com went from a pandemic‑era business superstar to a failed company in just 18 months
Supply chain difficulties and rising costs have forced Made.com into administration
The cost of living is soaring – why not try moving in together?
For many people, sharing a flat is seen as something you do at university or in your early 20s.
Liberation of Bergen‑Belsen: how a lack of protective clothing cost lives
A lack of protective clothing claimed further lives at Bergen-Belsen after the camp was liberated.
Climate change: UK’s net zero target is under threat because there’s no plan to pay for it
In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
How the old idea of the living wage has been embraced by the political establishment
It was Winston Churchill who led the charge for the UK’s first living wage. But you’d never have guessed the Conservative Party would adopt the policy with such gusto in the 21st century.
Alarming decline in children’s health and wellbeing predated pandemic, research reveals
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
AI threatens to add to the growing wave of fraud but is also helping tackle it
Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
Cost of living crisis: what are your rights if your landlord wants to increase your rent?
Tenancy law and rent raises are complex - an expert breaks it down.
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