After years of waiting, the most significant shake up of private renting since the 1980s is expected in parliament next week - the Renters Reform Bill - but not everyone is happy about it. My latest
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Life and Debt: Stories from the Edge.
ITV at 10:20pm.
It was a privilege to make this documentary and give a voice to people feeling the full force of the biggest fall in British living standards on record. Do watch if you can, or catch up on
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🗣️ “I had provided everything that I needed & I felt that this was wrong, I felt it was an injustice”
After #DWP insisted our client K owed them £8623.20 in debt over its own mistakes, she challenged their decision.
And won.
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We spoke to about the hardship caused by deductions from Universal Credit to repay debts.
With many on the lowest incomes unable to cover daily living costs during this crisis, we’ve long called for an end to these unaffordable deductions which push many… Show more
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This is a brilliant investigation by my colleague into the people chased by DWP to pay back overpayments that were not flagged to them and not their fault. Starting with one successful legal challenge 👇
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I spent months investigating how some of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people are chased for benefits overpayment debt
In one year, over 370k people were overpaid £228m- due to the DWP’s own errors
Then a single mum of 2 disabled kids decided to fight back 
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🚨I spent months investigating how some of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people are chased for benefits overpayment debt
In one year, over 370k people were overpaid £228m- due to the DWP’s own errors
Then a single mum of 2 disabled kids decided to fight back ⬇️
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My article on Sciensus, an NHS-contracted company who have been accused of leaving chronically ill patients without vital medication, sometimes for weeks at a time ⬇️
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On the Tube in the small hours, two guys opposite overhear our Kiwi accents
One, muttering sleepily: “Where’re they from?”
The other, eyeing us disdainfully: “I don’t know. Zara?”
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What’s an insult you’ll never forget?
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'My biggest regret is ever asking for help'
Sara is adamant that had she not asked for help from her local authority her son, who has learning disabilities and autism, would not be locked away
Tonight at 7pm, the latest investigation from into a growing scandal
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My report for on the 'wild west' of the private rental sector - and the need for urgent reform
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How do you talk to boys about Andrew Tate?
A school teacher tells why society's conversation about his influence on young men 'could be what saves us, ironically'
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'I might as well quit my job now. '
Parents are reporting nursery fee increases of 10%, with some already facing a rise topping £2,000 annually.
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A perfect storm of conspiracy aware hyper-engaged social media users and TikTok sleuths compelled to investigate.
A great piece by who visits Nicola Bulley's Lancashire village awash with crowds intent with exploring her disappearance.👇🏻
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Jacinda Ardern says she will not be seeking re-election this year and her last day as prime minister is 7 February
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'March of the Mummies': Parents take to the streets to demand UK childcare reform
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"We’ll take anything - we’re quite desperate"
Footage captures the UK's growing rental crisis as queues build outside an estate agent in Durham, where students camp overnight in hopes of finding a place to live
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Read report: itv.com/news/tyne-tees
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The government is being warned nurseries facing soaring costs are on the 'brink of collapse'
Asked where childcare workers leaving the workforce in droves were going, one preschool told staff were finding better paid jobs in supermarkets
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The second mortgage: How Britain's soaring childcare costs are leaving parents unable to afford to work
reports on the growing childcare crisis, as thousands of mothers up and down the UK prepare to protest within days
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Also, Orient serving up possibly London’s wildest real estate?
Imagine basically living inside a football stadium
The lot on the balcony watching the game with the dog look like they’re living the dream
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My first ever football match: Leyton Orient
Pie, mash, and liquor: £4.50
The canteen ladies recommend “put vinegar on it darling”
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THIS is the graphic that you all need to share today.
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Tenants say London landlords are hiking rent by up to 30%
One lost out on a flat after being asked to pay 12 months rent up front – equivalent to £21,000
"I was in tears about it most days. It just felt pointless looking," she told
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King Charles has approved an order that the day of the Queen’s funeral will be a bank holiday.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was awoken to the news of the Queen's death by a police officer shining a torch into her bedroom window at 4.50am.
"When that torch light came into my room I knew immediately what it meant," she said
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The historic days ahead will bring scenes not witnessed in modern times, as the Queen's state funeral will be the first for a sovereign in 70 years.
Here's what to expect - and how to attend official events to pay tribute
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Live: Liz Truss unveils plan to tackle soaring energy bills
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Solidarity with my former colleagues on strike today. They deserve so much better ✊
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Tomorrow journalists from across Reach plc - the owners of the @DailyMirror and the @Daily_Record, as well as numerous other titles nationwide - will be on strike due to chronic low pay as the #costofliving crisis in the UK deepens.
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By the way, the regional hub digital producing role is not a London-only journalism job!
You can work from anywhere in the UK, and remotely if you prefer. 👏
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🚨Thrilled to be stepping up to join the national digital producing team very soon…
…Which means my job is up for grabs! It’s a great role working with a wonderful team and top regional newsrooms.
Slide into my DMs if you have any questions!
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"She was fierce: she didn’t just survive, she thrived," Zara Aleena's family's statement reads.
"She walked everywhere. She put her party shoes in a bag and donned her trainers.
"She walked."
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Zara Aleena believed woman should be able to walk alone, her family says.
"She walked everywhere. She put her party shoes in a bag and donned her trainers. She walked."
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“Zara believed that a woman should be able to walk home.”
Please, take the time to read every word of this tribute to Zara Aleena by her family. I’m not sure I’ve read anything quite like it before.
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In 2018, we looked into the basic steps to buy a gun in several nations. Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. In some countries, the process takes months.
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The local elections polls are open and you have until 10pm today to cast your vote
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🐶 Londoners - tag or reply tweet us with your dogs at polling station shots throughout today
📸 ITV London will share the very best #dogsatpollingstations
(Photo: PA archives)
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Bluebell season in London’s Wanstead Park, for all those who celebrate
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From today, vaxxed New Zealand citizens and residents arriving from any country can land in New Zealand and go on their way with no MIQ/isolation requirement. Best wishes and safe travels to all of you finally heading home. #ComingHome
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