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Lucy Powell: strong Northern voice important at top of Labour

Lucy Powell: strong Northern voice important at top of Labour

by James Cain | Oct 14, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Labour deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell has pledged to bring a ‘strong Northern voice’ to the top of the party if she wins later this month. Voting is currently underway in the race to replace Angela Rayner, with polls placing the former Leader of the House of...
‘The support is out there if they want it’: councils and charities step up after record homeless deaths

‘The support is out there if they want it’: councils and charities step up after record homeless deaths

by James Cain | Oct 11, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield

Councils and charities across Yorkshire are stepping up their work with homeless people after a new investigation showed deaths among the group increased by 9% in 2024. In a report published on Wednesday, the Dying Homeless Project found that 1,611 people died while...
The ‘hidden’ side of homelessness as deaths reach record high

The ‘hidden’ side of homelessness as deaths reach record high

by James Cain | Oct 9, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Nearly half of people who died homeless in the UK last year lived in ‘hidden’ homelessness, according to a new report. An investigation by the Dying Homeless Project, published on Wednesday, found that 49% of the 1,611 people who died in 2024 were living in temporary...
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