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Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: 'I see a generation that is trying hard'
Big Issue Recruit's Catherine Parsons interviewing Alan Milburn.
Catherine Parsons

Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: 'I see a generation that is trying hard'

Alan Milburn spoke to Big Issue Recruit’s Catherine Parsons about what can be done to reduce numbers of young people not in education, employment or training
Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'
an illustration of a phone with mapping software
Technology

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: 'I felt suddenly exposed'

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?
Zack Polanski
Economy

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
Advertorial

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain's wildflowers
Wildflowers

Fancy a dandelion coffee or a cowslip wine? This is the beauty of Britain's wildflowers

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet
Earth Day

Take a moment to look at the urban wild plants flourishing under your feet

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier's fight with Grok over 'chemtrails'
Matt le Tissier and a plane leaving condensation trials
Debunked

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier's fight with Grok over 'chemtrails'

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Earth Day

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer
Claire Lowrie with her house plants.
Gardening

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer

The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables
Marshall Heights.
Earth Day

The story of the shantytown dwellers who grew their own wealth using vegetables

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden
Big Issue deputy editor Liam Geraghty with his lawn mower.
Earth Day

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there's a growing barrier to having a garden

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'
An image of a baby
Homelessness

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'

Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted'
Industrial action

Miners are back on strike: 'I lost everything last time. I won't go back this time until it's sorted'

'Terrified of a rent increase': How Labour's housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Terraced houses in Manchester
Renting

'Terrified of a rent increase': How Labour's housing benefit cuts are hitting renters

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: 'People are neglected for profit'
Renter Jo Winter
Renting

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: 'People are neglected for profit'

Greenham Women's Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
Protest

Greenham Women's Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years

How Heart n Soul makes change: 'It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody'
A performance from Big Issue Changemaker Heart n Soul
Social Justice

How Heart n Soul makes change: 'It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody'

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here's what it means for you
Martin Lewis
Money

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here's what it means for you

Trump is learning what happens when you're slapdash in politics
John Bird

Trump is learning what happens when you're slapdash in politics

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
a man and a woman working at computers
Employment

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: 'It's unacceptable'
Sanitary towels
Period poverty

Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: 'It's unacceptable'

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’
Wayne Ellaway Homeless World Cup
Homelessness

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’

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?

Carer's allowance turns 50: 'I keep the money side of things from her, I don't want her to worry'
carer pushing someone in a wheelchair
Unpaid carers

Carer's allowance turns 50: 'I keep the money side of things from her, I don't want her to worry'