‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work | The Independent
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‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work
Long Covid sufferers open up about lives destroyed by illness as they accuse government of ignoring themTara Cobham (The Independent)
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Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet | The Independent
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Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet
Expert clinicians are being dispatched to areas with high levels of unemploymentEmily Smith (The Independent)
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Electric car buyers three times more likely to be hit by new luxury car tax rules | The Independent
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Electric car buyers three times more likely to be hit by new luxury car tax rules
The policy will stop drivers from switching to electric, critics sayNeil Lancefield (The Independent)
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Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare | Rachel Reeves | The Guardian
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Economists urge Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules instead of cutting welfare
Calls for chancellor to exclude defence from rules or raise taxes in response to spending pressure at spring statementHeather Stewart (The Guardian)
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Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
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Supported as a child, abandoned as an adult
The scandal of disability benefits that disappear when the recipient turns 16 – even when the need remains the sameJennie Kermode (Yorkshire Bylines)
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Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
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Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
A federal judge ordered that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Treasury reinstate probationary employees who were terminated last month.Gary Grumbach (NBC News)
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Why are there so many studies trying to find a link between vaccines, especially the MMR, and autism?
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We need to talk about measles vaccines…. Again.
Why RFK Jr is pushing a dangerous narrative.Independent SAGE (Independent SAGE continues)
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Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest in Slovenia, report finds
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Poorest Brits now worse off than poorest people in Slovenia, report finds – here’s why
The poorest people in the UK are now poorer than the poorest people in countries such as Slovenia and Malta, as living standards plummet.Isabella McRae (Big Issue)
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Sickly Cats 2025: Here are 7 cats that suffer health issues due to selective breeding - including the Scottish Fold
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Starmer denounces benefits system as ‘unsustainable’ in move to slash welfare bill | The Independent
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Starmer denounces benefits system as ‘unsustainable’ in move to slash welfare bill
Keir Starmer has signalled a surprising shift to the right for Labour in attacking the welfare systemDavid Maddox (The Independent)
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Citizens Advice Test Valley: Advice on paying bills after break up
I’ve recently found myself living alone after the breakdown of my relationship. My council tax bill is due soon, and I’m worried I won’t be…Ange Moon, CAB (Hampshire Chronicle)
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All dogs now allowed into Romsey Abbey
Romsey Abbey will allow dogs to accompany their owners when visiting the abbey or attending services.Charles Elliman (Hampshire Chronicle)
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Scandal of the sick: Ill and disabled PIP benefit claimants die while waiting for payments | The Independent
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Petition · Act now to protect critical NHS prescription support for those with coeliac disease - United Kingdom · Change.org
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‘A True Dictator’: Trump’s Executive Order Raises Alarm
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order | US news | The Guardian
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’Sam Levin (The Guardian)
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Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’ | The Independent
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Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’
Roughly 173 million Americans are expected to take to the skies in March and April this yearJulia Musto (The Independent)
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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind | The Independent
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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind
As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, The Independent crunches the numbers on women’s lives at work and at homeAlicja Hagopian (The Independent)
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Concern RTS meters still in use ahead of switch off - BBC News
Was on South Today yesterday.
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Concern RTS meters still in use ahead of switch off
The technology used to power RTS meters will become obsolete at the end of June.Kirsteen O'Sullivan (BBC News)
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America is no longer the leader of the free world – in Canada, we are on a war footing | The Independent
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America is no longer the leader of the free world – in Canada, we are on a war footing
Under Trump, the US has proved it can't be trusted as an ally or trade partner, argues Stephen Marche, Canadian author of ‘The Next Civil War’.Stephen Marche (The Independent)
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Britain returning to ‘bad old days’ of the Birmingham Six | Morning Star
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Are disability benefit claimants really ready to work? - Big Issue
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Are disability benefit claimants ‘ready to work’? The truth behind DWP’s claims ahead of welfare reforms
The DWP claims that more than 200,000 disability benefit claimants are ready to work. The reality is much different, as Big Issue has found.Ryan Butcher (Big Issue)
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No second state visit for Trump | 38 Degrees
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No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.38 Degrees
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DWP reveals plan to get disabled people into work ahead of benefit cuts
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DWP should increase benefits and scrap two-child limit, UN says - Big Issue
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine is ready to help Gaza – Middle East Monitor
3rd June 2024
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Raise Your Voice: The Fight for Accessible Democracy Starts Now | 38 Degrees
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‘Unacceptable’: Homelessness continues to rise but government has power to end it | Morning Star
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Rent hikes threaten the institution of council housing | Morning Star
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Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears | Uyghurs | The Guardian
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Apparently some early cigarette filters contained asbestos
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MP Mike Amesbury walks free after winning appeal against 10-week sentence for punching constituent | The Independent
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer warns Putin could reinvade Ukraine unless US provides security guarantees | The Independent
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The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it's time we closed it | New Scientist
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The gender pain gap: Why it’s time to take women’s health more seriously - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Ali the Brave
in reply to AutisticMumTo3 • • •The (not really) Labour government is on full steam with their budget cuts to the services that help the most unfortunate, increasing military spending, and now abolishing the climate targets without putting the name on it.
Good luck, Labour.