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Homeless Figures In London Double In Past Six Years According To CharitiesLONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: A homeless woman sits near Trafalgar Square on January 27, 2016 in London, England. A group of 21 charities, including Crisis, St Mungos and Centrepoint, have called for extra effort by the next London Mayor to help end the growing problem of homelessness on Londons streets. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

I won’t abandon anyone to sleep rough on our streets. That’s my £442m promise

Andy Burnham

A blue ultra-low emission zone sign and traffic lights on a tree-lined London street

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact

Sadiq Khan

Here is the news from the US: Woke 1.0 is over. But what did progressives do wrong?

Nesrine Malik

Joyce Thomas, 78, facing removal from Sweden over hardline Brexit policy

Why is Sweden deporting Britons faster than any other EU country post-Brexit?

David Milstead

Protesters with signs painted to look like flames, and placards reading: 'Andy, say no to Rosebank'

Burnham is choosing jobs over climate security. That’s a big risk

Gaby Hinsliff

Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right Patriots for Europe group in the European parliament, and Roberta Metsola, the president of the European parliament and a member of the European People’s party.

How the far right is tightening its grip over the EU – from the inside

Alberto Alemanno

An illustration consisting of numerous speech bubbles

Five workers in face masks carry the coffin between them

As Ebola kills thousands in DRC, a perfect storm is making the virus hard to stop

Devi Sridhar

A worker in London shields himself from the sun.

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury

John Harris

Chris McCausland , Dianne Buswell and the glitterball trophy

Disabled creatives like me are behind many of your favourite shows – so why has our work support been withdrawn?

Annalisa Dinnella

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	Rebecca Hendin on Richard Tice and the climate crisis – cartoon

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