UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
Big Brother Watch believes that computers could wrongly criminalise vulnerable people if the government’s plans to tackle benefit fraud go ahead without proper safeguards
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
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This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?
If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
Letters: The system creating poverty must be eradicated. That system is capitalism
AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can
AI is coming for journalism, among other jobs. Enjoy us while you can
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
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Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
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One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
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Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
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“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
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Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
Here’s why we need to fight for Britain’s right to roam
Here’s why we need to fight for Britain’s right to roam
If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?
If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?
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Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buccanza
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buccanza
Books that document the power of human journeys
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
Big Issue featured in new street art mural celebrating efforts to help homeless people in Bristol
Big Issue featured in new street art mural celebrating efforts to help homeless people in Bristol
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Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?
Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
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Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
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