Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Number of BME boys being imprisoned in the UK is at its highest ever
young offenders
News

Number of BME boys being imprisoned in the UK is at its highest ever

Council tax support cuts leave people vulnerable to heavy-handed bailiffs
uk poverty cost of living crisis
News

Council tax support cuts leave people vulnerable to heavy-handed bailiffs

34,000 people could avoid major illnesses by cycling more
Health

34,000 people could avoid major illnesses by cycling more

Changemakers: Ivo Gormley's GoodGym is lending muscle where it's needed
Social Justice

Changemakers: Ivo Gormley's GoodGym is lending muscle where it's needed

Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity
Barnsley
News

Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity

Jamie Oliver and Tesco launch cookery school to fight food waste
Jamie Oliver in restaurant
Environment

Jamie Oliver and Tesco launch cookery school to fight food waste

'Injustice is timeless': The Specials talk enduring politics in music
The Specials, in 2019
Music

'Injustice is timeless': The Specials talk enduring politics in music

Nine-year-old Big Issue reader delivers food to homeless people in Brighton
harry hero
Housing

Nine-year-old Big Issue reader delivers food to homeless people in Brighton

Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years
Countryside Dave_S Flickr
Housing

Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years

Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined
Housing

Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined

Lord John Bird urges local authorities to invest in their communities
John Bird House of Lords 2019
News

Lord John Bird urges local authorities to invest in their communities

Parents of new babies are being targeted online by anti-vaccination groups
Vaccinations
News

Parents of new babies are being targeted online by anti-vaccination groups

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