Topic: UK
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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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Why we’ve spent months investigating Britain’s housing crisis
Hyphen launches a major series revealing slow progress on social housing in England — but also celebrating the joy and community that our homes bring
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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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‘I’m a sucker for mixing genres’: Babak Anvari on his family horror Hallow Road
The British-Iranian director on creating his nerve-shredding yet dreamy drama
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‘It’s about being human’: Muslim women redefining chaplaincy in Britain
Chaplains offering pastoral care and support in both the public and corporate world are changing what religious leadership looks like
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‘It is our right to make our art’ — the creators of acclaimed show Milk ahead of its UK premiere
Bashar Murkus and Khulood Basel on their visual performance at Shubbak festival, the largest Palestinian theatre production to be staged in Britain in decades
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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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It’s not just immigration numbers worrying Labour MPs — it’s Starmer’s tone
The prime minister’s words have already been likened to those of Enoch Powell. Other MPs see the tough rhetoric as an attempt to save their seats
