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Guardian and Observer journalism wins three Orwell Prizes

Journalists from the Guardian and the Observer have been honoured in the 2023 Orwell Prizes, winning in three of the five award categories for its reporting.

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Can’t the Tories see that letting homeless charities close will cause more homelessness?

Abandoning people to sleep rough makes neither moral nor economic sense, says Daniel Lavelle, who writes on mental health, homelessness and social care

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Tuesday briefing: What needs to change to end homelessness

In today’s newsletter: Soaring inflation pushes more people to the streets as shelters struggle and budgets are slashed. How far are we from ending the crisis – and is anywhere doing it right?

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Gout: the myths and the medicine

Letters: The risk of getting gout has a lot to do with our genes and little to do with diet, says GP Ayo Ajanaku. Plus, sufferers Kevin Hughes and Jared West on drugs that have helped them

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At 35, I found out I had gout. Imagine having to give up everything you like to eat and drink

Overnight, a golf ball-sized lump appeared on my toe – and all sorts of delicious things had to disappear from my diet, says writer Daniel Lavelle

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More homeless people are dying in the UK – we have a solution, so why aren’t we acting on it?

During the pandemic the government housed rough sleepers and gave them tailored support, until it came to an abrupt end, say Daniel Lavelle and Simon Hattenstone

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John Lewis advert’s focus on fostering is inspiring

Letters: Jacqui Shurlock of the Fostering Network applauds the retailer’s Christmas ad for highlighting the importance of kindness and human connection. Plus letters from Sue Edwards and Brian Ronson

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It shouldn’t be down to John Lewis’s Christmas ad to stand up for children in care

With social service budgets slashed, it’s become normal for charities and retailers to start doing the work of the state, says writer Daniel Lavelle

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The care system failed me, now it’s failing other children. That’s why I’m still fighting

Too many young people are doomed to criminality, addiction and homelessness, says writer Daniel Lavelle

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If the Tories U-turn on no-fault evictions, they’ll be guaranteeing misery for renters

Britain’s housing market feels like it’s stuck in the 19th century. Keeping cruel section 21 legislation will make it worse, says author Daniel Lavelle

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Think you’re too hot? Imagine being street homeless in the UK right now

Just like in winter, people living on the streets are at high risk during extreme heat. Here are some practical ways to help, says author Daniel Lavelle

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First Thing: bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Regional police chief says one of men arrested led officers to burial site. Plus, two US volunteers in Ukraine feared taken prisoner by Russia

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‘I swear I saw faces in the darkness’: can you scare yourself happy?

From a walk in the woods at night to exploring a ghostly derelict building or riding a bloodcurdling rollercoaster, can a dose of fear make you forget your everyday worries?

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Bionic reading: could an ADHD-friendly hack turn me into a speed-reader?

This typographical trick certainly helps me focus. But maybe having a wandering mind isn’t such a bad thing, says writer Daniel Lavelle

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Down and Out by Daniel Lavelle review – a howl of fury about homelessness

Lavelle weaves his own experience together with the testimony of others in this powerful memoir about Britain’s left-behind

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‘Being homeless felt inevitable’: after years in care, I was living in a tent. Who was to blame?

I survived care, criminality and homelessness to become an award-winning journalist – but the system I endured makes such success stories vanishingly rare

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Homeless deaths in the UK have increased by 80% since 2019. But we had a solution

Two years ago a government scheme solved Britain’s street homelessness crisis. What went wrong, ask Simon Hattenstone and Daniel Lavelle

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