A personal testimonial of the life-saving benefits of a social security system that supports the people, and the dangers of villainising those who find need of it

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From woodland storytelling to sculpture trails, Kirklees has plenty of ways to get out, get creative and enjoy something different

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The first in a series where Norky vividly recounts a visit to the WW1 battleground of Ypres, starting here in Poperinge in Belgium

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The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign is urging the Bank of England to return gold reserves to Venezuela after the devastating effects of the June earthquakes

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With November’s midterm elections looming, the battle for control of Congress is already heating up – and Donald Trump is at the centre of it

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Satire: with Reform promising sweeping welfare cuts, one fictional MP offers a modest solution to Britain’s fiscally burdensome

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One Health researchers are inclined towards cooperation and consensus, but they need to challenge the broligarchs’ destructive ideology and solutionism

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Hawk-Eye’s perfect vision bared every fault on the pitch, but what it exposed behind the scenes is much more damning

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England faces a major water shortfall by 2050, with reservoirs, recycling and other measures needed to secure future supplies

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Part one of a two-part series: England's reservoirs face a widening water shortfall as population growth and 1.5 million new homes strain storage

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When the history of Brexit is written, the Lib Dems’ decision to let Johnson hold this election will be seen as a key strategic error.

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We can kick Johnson out. So brave the elements and vote for the candidates with the best chance of beating the Tories.

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Relying on the WTO for our trade was always a terrible idea. Now that the US president has ripped a hole in it, it’s economic suicide.

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Good news from YouGov poll is Tory lead is shrinking. Bad news is they are still ahead because too many pro-European votes are being wasted.

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A Tory victory means more chaos. The only way to end the arguments over Brexit and fix our real problems is to vote them out.

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Johnson yesterday hinted he would axe the licence fee. This had two purposes: cover up his NHS blunder and pummel the BBC into submission.

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PM rips off Love Actually in his video but misses out the punch line: “Just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth.”

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Right-wing press has branded Corbyn unelectable. They are right - he is. Not for the reasons they suggest, but because of simple maths.

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To cover up Johnson’s NHS disaster, Tories fabricate story about Labour activist punching Hancock aide.

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Not only is Johnson lying about surrendering to the EU demand for an internal UK border, he isn’t ready to deliver a deal by December 2020.

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