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Wages, incarceration rates and unemployment benefits access worse when compared with states allowing the procedureWages, employment security, incarceration rates and access to unemployment benefits are all worse in US states where abortion is restricte…
Democracy and capitalism hang in balance as UK faces huge challenges, leader of House of Commons tells thinktankUK politics live – latest news updatesPenny Mordaunt has given a damning assessment of the state of the UK, where she said many people feel …
Analysis shows police more likely to be in schools with higher numbers of pupils of colour and those eligible for free mealsNearly 1,000 police officers are operating within UK schools, figures show, with these officers being more likely to be based in…
Exclusive: Bristol University study finds ‘strong social gradient’ linking poverty with increase in mortalityChild mortality from trauma and sudden unexpected death increased last year, according to figures highlighting the stark impact of poverty on c…
When a mother and daughter became destitute, a Citizens Advice centre that will benefit from the Guardian and Observer charity appeal stepped in• Donate to our charity appeal hereIt was three months ago that Samaira Riffat and her daughter, Eman, deci…
Treasury research found most severe poverty is ‘particularly entrenched’, but children far more likely to progress than in USGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChildren born into Australia’s poorest households will…
Those of working age who die are twice as likely to spend final year of life in poverty, says charityTerminally ill people are calling on the UK government to start paying their state pensions early so they can enjoy what is left of their lives and tac…
Food banks in Birmingham Hodge Hill tell of soaring demand amid highest rates of child poverty and fuel poverty in countryThe constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill, a densely populated area on the eastern edge of the city, has the unfortunate position …
People with disabilities more likely to cut back on energy use and food, Resolution Foundation saysDisabled people in the UK are much more likely to struggle to heat their homes and cut back on food this winter, according to a report highlighting “mass…
One in five takeaways in some areas of UK did not satisfactorily meet required standards, data showsTakeaways in poorer parts of England are twice as likely to need improvement in food hygiene as those in wealthier areas, with as many as one in five in…