If you are feeling guilty for not really engaging with the war in Sudan and the massive humanitarian crisis there (25 million people suffering), listen to Nesrine Malik explain what is going on & why it matters theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

The DWP has ordered a 92-year-old woman with advanced Parkinson’s to repay more than £7,000 for a tiny benefits oversight five years ago - when she was in the early stages of dementia

Full story: theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

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Have you seen #Scoop on Netflix yet? You can hear more about the amazing behind the scenes negotiations from Sam McAlister herself here pod.fo/e/179f36

A tribunal judge writes to the The Guardian about a recent case in which the DWP tried to fine a carer thousands of pounds for going over his earnings allowance by claiming a £3 meal - “barely enough to buy a cup of coffee”.

A jaw dropping episode of Today In Focus, covering this rage inducing scandal of carers being prosecuted of the back of DWP admin issues podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tod…

The craziest thing about how the DWP pursued George is that he now costs the state £1,000 a month *more* than when he was claiming carers' allowance. After being prosecuted, he lost his home and became too mentally ill to work, so now lives in social housing on Universal Credit.

Our Dying Homeless Project findings for 2023 will be published in October 2024 as part of a new seasonal approach to our work as we prepare to open the world's first Museum of Homelessness this spring.

More info here:

museumofhomelessness.org/news/dying-hom…

NEW: Buckingham Palace demanded assurance king could not be prosecuted under new Welsh law.

Assurance obtained under archaic custom that requires UK parliaments to get consent of monarch to draft bills. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

🚨Latest in the care scandal: the carer forced to repay £6,000 - plunging her into debt - for working three supermarket shifts while caring for partner dying from throat cancer theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

🚨NEW: Former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith urges ministers to pause fines of unpaid carers

Big intervention after The Guardian ⁦Patrick Butler⁩ series this week. Story with ⁦Eleni Courea⁩ 👇 theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

📢 We're very keen to keep reporting on the DWP's prosecution of unpaid carers. If you know anyone affected, or have inside knowledge of the system, please do get in touch with myself or Patrick Butler in confidence.

DMs open. Email is: [email protected]

180 criminal cases were due to be dealt with at Bromley magistrates court today

They were heard in private

They were omitted from lists of cases sent to court reporters

It'll likely take a week to find out what happened

That's the state of 'open justice' at the moment

Enjoying #Scoop on Netflix? Listen to the fantastic Sam McAlister explain the amazing true story behind the scoop on The Tip Off podcast pod.fo/e/179f36

Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Court backlogs in many courts are very real. However, the system isn't uniform: evictions are progressing efficiently, with many tenants going from eviction notice to bailiff in just a few months, partly thanks to the #Section21 'accelerated procedure'. Journalists, take heed!

They were permitted to kill 15 or 20 civilians during airstrikes on low-ranking militants. Attacks on such targets were typically carried out using unguided munitions known as “dumb bombs” destroying entire homes and killing all their occupants theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

This is very welcome news. Ignoring the tragedies would not solve anything.
ONS scraps plans to stop reporting the deaths of homeless people
theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Sunday’s ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ cartoon thetimes.co.uk/article/morten…

Damien Hirst shark that sold for about $8m is fourth 2017 work dated to 1990s theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…