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The election no one can quite call
With a national vote on the horizon, the polls tell a muddier story than either main party would like. A look past the…
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The NHS got through the winter — the question is how
Emergency departments avoided the worst, but staff describe a service running on goodwill and short-term fixes rather…
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The cost-of-living squeeze has moved — here is where it landed
Headline inflation has cooled, but the pressure has simply migrated to rent, insurance and the weekly shop. Mapping the…
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Britain's housing shortage, explained without the slogans
Everyone agrees the country is not building enough homes. Far fewer agree on why - or which popular fix would actually…
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The quiet crisis in Britain's town halls
A growing number of councils warn they cannot balance their books. The services at risk are the ones residents notice…