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How the soaring cost of living is impacting asylum seekers

‘State-sponsored cruelty‘ — For asylum seekers, who are given a paltry sum to live off by the Home Office, rising prices are set to make a desperate financial situation even worse.

  • Activism
  • Isabella Cipirska

Rishi Sunak’s budget for the rich

Austerity kills — The Chancellor’s Spring Statement offers very little to those hit hardest by the cost of living crisis and soaring energy prices.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The sex-positive party host championing consent

Queer utopia — Crossbreed – the queer, sex-positive rave – is revolutionising London’s kink scene. How does its founder Alex Warren make sure everyone’s on the same page?

  • Culture
  • Lydia Morrish

The government's arms fair is endangering fleeing Ukrainians

Borders kill — The Home Office claims to want to support people displaced by war, but is at the same time hosting a shadowy arms fair to help arms companies sell their deadly wares to stop people crossing borders.

  • Activism
  • Mary Atkinson

Protestors set off rape alarms at a London police station

Sisters united — To mark a year since the murder of Sarah Everard, grassroots group Sisters Uncut organised a protest for the public to ‘withdraw their consent from British policing’.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The devastating plight of Ukranians fleeing war

Search for Sanctuary — With two million displaced by the war, people scrambling to find safety are being met with callous immigration systems and racism at the border.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Protestors gather outside the Russian embassy – in photos

‘Hands off Ukraine‘ — Hundreds gathered over the weekend both outside Russia's embassy in Kensington and in Downing Street calling for Vladimir Putin to withdraw from Ukraine.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Protestors rally in Whitehall in support of Ukraine

‘Stop Putin’s war!’ — In the wake of Thursday’s invasion, hundreds gathered outside Downing Street to call for tougher sanctions on Russia.

  • Activism
  • Huck

The Hackney tenants revolting against ‘unsafe’ housing

‘We have a fight ahead‘ — After years of complaints about mouldy walls, damaged furniture and clothes, the residents of Evelyn Court estate have been pushed to breaking point. Now, they’re putting pressure on housing association bosses to fix their homes.

  • Activism
  • Alex Norris

Julia Ducournau is challenging how we think about storytelling

The french filmmaker is only the second woman in history to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Titane, the film that secured the prize, is further evidence of her status as a unique voice within modern cinema: an artist capable of balancing visceral horror with profound empathy, driven by a desire to tell high-stakes, human stories.

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  • Jack King

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