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Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Francis Rossi: 'Poor Rick, always trying to be the rock star'
Francis Rossi
Music

Francis Rossi: 'Poor Rick, always trying to be the rock star'

Government must 'end fixation with Brexit' to stop pupil poverty
School child
News

Government must 'end fixation with Brexit' to stop pupil poverty

Council tells woman with mental illnesses she can 'cope' with sleeping rough
Housing

Council tells woman with mental illnesses she can 'cope' with sleeping rough

Universities must make radical changes to help care leavers thrive, say MPs
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Universities must make radical changes to help care leavers thrive, say MPs

Changemakers: Sophie Maxwell went from school dropout to college founder
Activism

Changemakers: Sophie Maxwell went from school dropout to college founder

Chancellor will unlock £20bn Brexit buffer if MPs back May's deal
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Chancellor will unlock £20bn Brexit buffer if MPs back May's deal

'60 Days On The Streets': Ed Stafford wants to humanise addiction
Ed Stafford
Housing

'60 Days On The Streets': Ed Stafford wants to humanise addiction

Beam is teaming up with The Big Issue to change vendor lives
Activism

Beam is teaming up with The Big Issue to change vendor lives

Universal Credit stress a major factor behind England's mental health crisis
Academics said racism in healthcare was driving down health levels in ethnic minorities
News

Universal Credit stress a major factor behind England's mental health crisis

Children as young as six 'link intelligence with being male'
children playing with toys
News

Children as young as six 'link intelligence with being male'

Questions for the UK chancellor as France prepares to tax Amazon
Macron
Politics

Questions for the UK chancellor as France prepares to tax Amazon

93-year-old Big Issue fan is knitting to keep dozens of homeless people warm
Emma knitting
Housing

93-year-old Big Issue fan is knitting to keep dozens of homeless people warm

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