Homeless people are being forced to choose between housing and their pets
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Homeless people are being forced to choose between housing and their pets
Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school
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Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school
Here's what it's like looking for work during the pandemic
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Here's what it's like looking for work during the pandemic
'It's despicable:' Veterans frozen out of pandemic support
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'It's despicable:' Veterans frozen out of pandemic support
Young people call on church to tackle climate emergency
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Young people call on church to tackle climate emergency
How one 18-year-old beat the odds through apprenticeships
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How one 18-year-old beat the odds through apprenticeships
Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
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Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Indie band The Snuts donate £5,000 video budget to help refugees
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Indie band The Snuts donate £5,000 video budget to help refugees
‘I'm overwhelmed’: Social media users flood to support struggling mechanic
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‘I'm overwhelmed’: Social media users flood to support struggling mechanic
Meet the 72-year-old giving back via the Covid vaccine
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Meet the 72-year-old giving back via the Covid vaccine
England faces £1.7 billion hit from public sector pay freeze, TUC claims
![Rishi Sunak's plans for a public sector pay freeze could harm the economy, unions warn.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rishi.png?w=768)
England faces £1.7 billion hit from public sector pay freeze, TUC claims
Interest in shared ownership ‘booming’ as young people flock to sign up
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