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Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 
Letters

Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation 

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Boarded-up empty homes in Bradford
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it's been a disaster for the world
Natural world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it's been a disaster for the world

From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
Books

From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them
The Big Mill in Leek
Heritage

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them

I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober
Money

I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober

How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness
Mercy Denedo, Liz Riley

How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness

How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question
Photo of a mother hugging a child
Ciaran Thapar

How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question

The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
Review

The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
Review

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head

The £184 billion question: What would happen if the unpaid carers stopped caring?
torn heart
 Emily Holzhausen

The £184 billion question: What would happen if the unpaid carers stopped caring?

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Big Issue Education programme shows a Big Issue vendor speaking to children in a school
Education

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty