Hannah Clarke, Social Affairs Correspondent

Hannah Clarke is a social affairs correspondent focusing on housing, poverty, welfare policy, and inequality. She has spent six years investigating the human impact of policy decisions on vulnerable communities. Her compassionate yet rigorous reporting has won multiple awards, including the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils.
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Carers could wait until 2054 for refunds after unlawful benefit overpayments

For unpaid carers, a repayment should bring relief. Instead, the prospect of…

NATO Jets Scrambled as Bird Flock Mistaken for Drone Over Lithuanian Skies

In a brief but tense moment that underscored the heightened alert status…

A Slim Hope: UK Housing Ambitions Tested by Global Instability

The United Kingdom stands at a crossroads as Prime Minister Andy Burnham…

London seizes 3,393 electric hire bikes as pavement blockages fuel calls for citywide rules

London councils have confiscated 3,393 hazardously parked or abandoned electric rental bikes…

Visitor levy set for England by March 2028 as first step toward devolving power to local leaders

Ministers have confirmed that England’s visitor levy – a tourism tax –…

September 13, 2026

Bogotá Takes Bold Steps to Cope with Rapidly Aging Population As the…

Echoes of the Phantom City: How Somerset’s Secret Decoy Saved Bristol from Hitler’s Bombs

Eighty‑five years after the Battle of Britain, a forgotten chapter of home‑front…

September 13, 2026

The Good, the Black and the Boujee: How Britain’s Rising Black Middle…

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