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TOMORROW is the launch event for UK Disability History Month 2025 - Thursday 20th November Online 18.15 for 18.30 Start until 20.00 ukdhm.org Register TODAY
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UK Disability History Month – 20 November – 20 December 2025
20 November – 20 December 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Hundreds of low-paid NHS hospital staff win improved terms after strike threat
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More than 330 workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group voted to strike
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Hundreds of low-paid NHS hospital staff win improved terms after strike threat
More than 330 workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group had voted to strike
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November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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New investigation on NEETs will only target young disabled people, DWP document shows
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New investigation on NEETs will only target young disabled people, DWP document shows
A new “independent” investigation into the rising number of young people who are not in jobs, training or education will exclusively target sick and disabled claimants, a government document has re…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Agency staff to join Birmingham bin strike over bullying and harassment claims
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Workers hired to cover long-running dispute will take part in industrial action after alleging unsafe workloads
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Agency staff to join Birmingham bin strike over bullying and harassment claims
Workers hired to cover long-running dispute will take part in industrial action after alleging unsafe workloads
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November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Universal credit sanctions are under scrutiny in a new report which suggests that in addition to being harmful, counterproductive and disproportionate many sanctions are being imposed inappropriately
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Universal credit sanctions under scrutiny in new report
In 2024, the median court fine was £283, while the average sanction for a claimant aged 25 or over amounted to £524.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other
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Next time you pass one of our vendors, stop for a chat. You never know where it might lead @bigissue.com
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Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other
Loneliness is on the rise among all age groups, fuelled by our online lives. The most simple remedy is to start talking to each other
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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United Utilities just hiked your bills—and saw a 131% profit surge
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We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.
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United Utilities just hiked your bills—and saw a 131% profit surge
United Utilities is paying more than half the profit to shareholders, exposing its ‘infrastructure investment’ claims as a PR smokescreen
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November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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In the UK, one in six households lives with food insecurity, meaning they struggle to access a reliable and healthy source of sustenance
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Millions of Brits can't afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
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Millions of Brits can't afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
For those living with food insecurity, skipping meals or going entire days without eating has become a grim reality.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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'Repugnant': Do-not-resuscitate orders being given to learning disabled people without consent
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The government needs to change its “extremely damaging” narrative that suggests disabled people are an “economic burden”, and move away from threats and sanctions, if it wants to increase disability employment, MPs have been told
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Government must drop ‘economic burden’ narrative and sanctions, MPs are told
The government needs to change its “extremely damaging” narrative that suggests disabled people are an “economic burden”, and move away from threats and sanctions, if it wants to increase disabilit…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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OBR risks being a “strait-jacket on growth” warns TUC
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Faced with a choice between raising taxes and cutting spending, the Chancellor must choose investment paid for by those with the broadest shoulders
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Unaccountable OBR risks being a “strait-jacket on growth”, warns TUC - as it calls for “modernisation” of body
The TUC has today (Sunday) raised concerns about the “unaccountable OBR” – as the union body warned their discredited assumptions risk being a “strait-jacket on growth” and urged modernisation of the…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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UK Disability History Month 2025 Launch Event
Thursday 20th November Online 18.15 for 18.30 Start until 20.00
ukdhm.org Register TODAY
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UK Disability History Month – 20 November – 20 December 2025
20 November – 20 December 2025
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November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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University strikes escalate as Derby and Lancaster walk out — Northumbria now set to follow
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Over 65,000 University and College Union members are having their say on potential nationwide university strikes
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University strikes escalate as Derby and Lancaster walk out — Northumbria now set to follow
University strikes grow nationwide as staff resist cuts, redundancies, and pension threats across key campuses
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November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Health and care funding crisis will create pressure to choose assisted suicide MPs and peers are told
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Many terminally-ill people would feel “duress and pressure” to choose an assisted suicide if it is legalised
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Health and care funding crisis will create pressure to choose assisted suicide, MPs and peers are told
Many terminally-ill people would feel “duress” and “pressure” to choose an assisted suicide if it is legalised, because of the lack of funding for the NHS, palliative care and social care services,…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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67% of military servicewomen faced sexual harassment in last year
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The British Army continues to cover itself in shame in regards to sexual violence
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67% of military servicewomen faced sexual harassment in last year
A damning survey reveals widespread sexual harassment in the British Army — raising urgent questions about women’s safety in uniform
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November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
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Stopping for a quick chat can brighten someone's day, especially as temperatures drop
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Why it's so important to talk to our vendors this Christmas
In the run-up to Christmas we challenge you to stop for a moment and talk to a Big Issue vendor. You never know where it might lead.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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EHRC single-sex guidance faces legal suit over trans rights — what’s at stake?
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This week the Good Law Project began its challenge against the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) interim guidance in the High Court @marisharay.bsky.social @pluslibdems.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk
EHRC single-sex guidance faces legal suit over trans rights — what's at stake?
Trans rights group initiate legal challenge in the high Court over discriminatory single-sex facility guidance
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November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Disabled people’s organisations have united in opposition to attempts to legalise assisted suicide, after months of being excluded, ‘dismissed and sidelined’ from parliamentary discussions
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Parliament has ‘dismissed and sidelined’ disabled people from assisted suicide bill debate, says letter
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have united in opposition to attempts to legalise assisted suicide, after months of being excluded from parliamentary discussions. In an open letter, DPOs fro…
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November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
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Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
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November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This cause is close to our heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
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WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected
The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence" Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Loss of business investment caused by Brexit by this year could be between £275 billion and £400 billion
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Far from unleashing a new era of growth and investment, yet more evidence shows how damaging Brexit has been
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Loss of business investment caused by Brexit by this year could be between £275 billion and £400 billion
Far from unleashing a new era of growth and investment, yet more evidence shows how damaging Brexit has been.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Councils warn of 'total collapse' in special needs system
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"If SEND reform is about saving dough rather than improving the system then it's not headed in the right direction"
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Special needs support in England faces 'total collapse', councils warn
The government is facing political pressure as it tries to reform the "broken" system of support for children with special educational needs.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Hospital consultants gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay
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Move could cause huge disruption and present ministers with major new headache
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Hospital consultants gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay
Exclusive: Move could cause huge disruption and present ministers with major new headache
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November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back
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Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes
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White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026
Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes
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November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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GPs warn of problems with new targets for all-day access
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GPs who have pointed out that the latest targets in the 2025/26 GP Contracts are costly and unrealistic
GPs warn of problems with new targets for all-day access - The Lowdown
Care minister Stephen Kinnock has joined Wes Streeting in cranking up hostility to GPs who have pointed out that the latest targets for maintaining online access to GP practices every weekday from…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM