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Shops Open, Wallets Shut: Sutton High Street in Decline post Inflation – Part II (Audio Report)

On paper, inflation is falling. But at street level, things feel very different. In Sutton, one shopper explains how rising prices on milk and meat have turned a local habit…

Child Poverty and Cold Homes: Labour’s Welfare Dilemma

Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced sharp questioning in the House of Commons on Wednesday 4th of June from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch over two contentious welfare policies: the two-child benefit…

Britain’s Cannabis: High Seizures and a Quiet Legal Oasis

When you hear about “record cannabis seizures,” it’s easy to picture Border Force officers in high-vis vests cracking open suspicious shipping containers with the kind of giddy anticipation usually reserved…