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Home Office still hasn't followed 2019 advice on preventing detainee deaths

Home Office still hasn't followed 2019 advice on preventing detainee deaths

Safety measures were recommended following two suicide attempts at Heathrow detention centre four years ago
Aaron Walawalkar, Harriet Clugston 14 Sep 2023
Revealed: ‘Mass suicide attempt’ at immigration centre after detainee death

Revealed: ‘Mass suicide attempt’ at immigration centre after detainee death

Charity warns of “extreme distress” among detainees as documents reveal harrowing incident after Frank Ospina died
Aaron Walawalkar 13 Sep 2023
Domestic violence victims being made homeless or forced to live with abusers

Domestic violence victims being made homeless or forced to live with abusers

In some cases, survivors have been sexually or physically assaulted after councils failed to house them
Andrew Kersley 12 Sep 2023
British Gas advisers caught making false promises about ‘green’ boilers

British Gas advisers caught making false promises about ‘green’ boilers

Exclusive: Staff wrongly tell our reporter hydrogen will replace gas and that new boilers can burn it
Ben Webster 12 Sep 2023
Stopping bogus legal action against reporters requires new laws, say experts

Stopping bogus legal action against reporters requires new laws, say experts

Experts welcome new task force set up to stop rich and powerful from silencing journalists, but say it’s not enough
Anita Mureithi 11 Sep 2023
‘Banning no-fault evictions won’t stop landlords making us homeless’

‘Banning no-fault evictions won’t stop landlords making us homeless’

The government has touted the Renters Reform Bill as a fix for tenants facing unfair eviction. But there’s a problem
Adam Bychawski 10 Sep 2023
How big business took over the Labour Party

How big business took over the Labour Party

Corporate lobbyists have successfully pushed Keir Starmer’s party to ditch its progressive policies
Adam Ramsay 09 Sep 2023

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