North inequalities cost UK billions over first year of pandemic
A new report has found that Northerners were more likely to die from Covid-19, spent nearly a month and a half more time in lockdowns, suffered worse mental health and were made poorer than the rest of England during the first year of the pandemic.
6 in 10 homeless people in temporary accommodation are women
60% of all homeless adults living in temporary accommodation in England are women, despite only making up 51% of the general population, new analysis by Shelter shows.