Section: News
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The rise — and fall — of the small landlord
Muslims are the most likely UK demographic to live in social housing, though some have benefited from the buy-to-let economy. But are those days now over?
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Evicted in 10 minutes: what I learned from a day in housing court
Behind on rent due to family illness, benefit changes and even wrongful imprisonment, families are hauled in front of a judge to plead for their homes
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Just 6% of homes approved in Labour’s first six months were for social rent
Data from 119 councils shows that half didn’t greenlight a single council house between July and December 2024 — as 1.3m households languish on waiting lists
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Right to rent: no plans to scrap discriminatory housing scheme, Lords told
Labour peer Ruth Lister had proposed axing the policy as part of the renters’ rights bill — but the government refused
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ESOL teachers sound alarm over Starmer’s language proposals for migrants
English courses for speakers of other languages have suffered 20 years of cuts as ‘a casualty of the rise in anti-immigrant sentiment’
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Peer calls on UK government to urgently fund culturally specific domestic violence services
Baroness Shaista Gohir says focusing on issues like FGM overlooks intimate partner abuse and calls for victim support run ‘by and for’ Black and Asian women
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‘More than just running’: the group offering women a path to mental wellbeing
From coffee mornings, pamper evenings to jogging groups, Leicester-based Sisters4Islam is creating a safe space to tackle loneliness in the Muslim community
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Muslims three times as likely to oppose assisted dying as non-Muslims
Exclusive poll of 4,500 people reveals 43% of Muslims and 19% of Christians in England and Wales are against terminally ill adults (end of life) bill
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Muslim families could be treated with suspicion under schools bill, Lords told
Conservative peer Nathanael Ming-Yan Wei warns of ‘mass information gathering’ under children’s wellbeing and schools bill as Prevent link surfaces
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Fans’ joy as Burnley and Leeds return to the Premier League
Turf Moor and Elland Road were once unwelcoming for local Muslims — but initiatives around both clubs have helped change that
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AI has ‘revolutionised’ Islamic learning. Is it coming for scholars next?
Tech such as ChatGPT is aiding religious study — but there are some things it still can’t be used for, say academics
