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Council spending on child obesity is falling - see how big the problem is with your postcode
Councils in England are spending less and less on tackling child obesity, even as more and more children become dangerously overweight
Annie Gouk
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The massive number of empty homes in England - and it's growing
There were 268,385 properties in England that had been left standing empty for at least six months - if not longer - as of September this year
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Reliance on food banks has soared during the pandemic
Between April 1 and September 30, more than 1.2 million emergency food parcels were given to people struggling to afford essentials
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A third of Year 6 pupils overweight or obese in Cambridgeshire
Childhood obesity is strongly linked to deprivation, with the rate of obesity in the poorest areas more than double that of those living in the least deprived.
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The neighbourhoods with the worst broadband connectivity revealed
In some neighbourhoods in Scotland, more than four in every five properties do not have access to decent and affordable broadband
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Neighbourhoods with a high student population have seen coronavirus cases soar
The rate of infection is now more than five times as high in areas where students make up 25% or more of residents as in other areas
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Boomers, Millennials or Gen X? What the generational map looks like where you live
You can see how your area compares by using our postcode-search gadget
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The landlords discriminating against benefit claimants
Landlords across the country are more likely to accept pets and smokers than they were benefit claimants
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The true cost of litter and fly tipping in England
Local authorities across England spent a combined total of £694 million on street cleaning in 2019/20
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Children are missing a record number of school days to term-time holidays
The rules on term-time holidays were changed in September 2013, meaning headteachers can no longer grant up to 10 days holiday in special circumstances.
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Ten years of homicides expose the dangerous myth of 'Black on Black violence'
White victims of homicide are far more likely to be killed by another White person than Black victims are to be killed by a Black person.
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Unemployment benefit claims continue to soar under lockdown
2.7 million people in the UK were claiming unemployment benefit this May