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Disabled children disproportionately affected by UK cost of living crisis
Families who have extra costs because of a child’s disability are going without electricity or heating
James Tapper
04, Jun, 2023 @10:00 AM

‘The billionaires have won’: English pubs forced to close after owners demand full rent for lockdown
Publicans face bankruptcy and homelessness after losing their fight with Tory donors against Covid rent back-payments
James Tapper
03, Jun, 2023 @12:58 PM

‘We should be closer to Europe’: Brexit regrets simmer in leave-voting Boston
People in the Lincolnshire market town were enthusiastic leavers, but seven years on support for the move is on shakier ground
James Tapper
28, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

‘Sustainable’ pension funds accused of greenwashing over billions held in oil and gas firms
Warning comes as UK watchdog set to tighten rules for asset managers given short-term targets
James Tapper
14, May, 2023 @7:00 AM

‘I felt so betrayed’: classical musician forced out of London flat after noise complaints
Fiona Fey, of popular choir Mediaeval Baebes, says her livelihood was threatened by noise abatement order
James Tapper
14, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

Single-use vapes sparking surge in fires at UK waste plants
The 1.3m disposable e-cigarettes discarded every week often end up in general waste and their broken batteries are highly flammable
James Tapper
13, May, 2023 @1:39 PM

‘It doesn’t need regeneration’: Peckham’s charm under threat from gentrification plans
The quirky appeal of Rye Lane is threatened by developer’s 14 high-rise flats, say residents
James Tapper
13, May, 2023 @12:00 PM

Why Britain has become the top destination for US ‘bleisure’ invasion
American visitors to the UK have risen sharply in number – and it may be because they are choosing to mix business with leisure
James Tapper
30, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM

‘Stupid!’ Uproar in Romford as hoodies banned in shopping areas
The symbol of antisocial behaviour is back in the limelight as one London borough outlaws it
James Tapper in Romford
30, Apr, 2023 @7:00 AM

Care homes in England using ‘revenge evictions’ to stifle complaints from residents
Nearly 6,000 people were given notices to quit last year, and many of these came after issues were raised
James Tapper
22, Apr, 2023 @5:05 PM

Will they fight them on the beaches? Anger as Cleethorpes hits detectorists with £100 fines
Lincolnshire locals are up in arms at an ‘illogical’ order by the council – and even Banksy is thought to be helping them out
James Tapper
22, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM

Tories fear blue wall will crumble at local elections over NHS crisis
Pressure mounts over health and economic pledges as Sunak campaigns to shore up Conservative heartlands in poll test
Michael Savage, James Tapper and Toby Helm
16, Apr, 2023 @10:14 AM
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