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Number of no-fault evictions rises in Labour's first year in office: 'This is unconscionable'
Campaigners want Renters Reform Bill to be debated in parliament as more renters face eviction
Renting

Number of no-fault evictions rises in Labour's first year in office: 'This is unconscionable'

More than 7,000 households were served a no-fault eviction notice between April and June this year as the wait for Labour's Renters' Rights Bill continues
Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he's just graduated with a first-class degree
Swansea University graduate and former homeless man Mark Eaton-Lees
Homelessness

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he's just graduated with a first-class degree

'It will be a crisis': Adult social care pushed to the brink by government's overseas care worker ban
social care
Social care

'It will be a crisis': Adult social care pushed to the brink by government's overseas care worker ban

'It's sad we have come to this': Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger
Social Justice

'It's sad we have come to this': Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger

DWP penalises universal credit claimant despite getting new job: 'Congratulations – you're sanctioned'
Universal credit

DWP penalises universal credit claimant despite getting new job: 'Congratulations – you're sanctioned'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave
Man mopping his head to illustrate a story on heatwaves
Heatwave

Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here's how it could help fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here's how it could help fix Britain

Keir Starmer, it's time to face facts and end the two-child limit on benefits
keir starmer
Child poverty

Keir Starmer, it's time to face facts and end the two-child limit on benefits

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
uk heatwave
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail
a pitchfork in the soil at an allotment
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
next dwp cost of living payment 2023
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over

Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless
building on albert drive collapse in glasgow
Homelessness

Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless

These people re-traced Charles Darwin's voyage around the world. This is what they learned
Darwin200

These people re-traced Charles Darwin's voyage around the world. This is what they learned

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero
Royal Institute of British Architects president Muyiwa Oki
Architecture

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: 'This is the right decision'
Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Homelessness

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: 'This is the right decision'

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Politics

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children's health is getting worse in the UK
a child having pulse checked
Child poverty

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children's health is getting worse in the UK

Premier League clubs strike new shirt sponsor deals with gambling firms despite looming ban
A composite of Premier League shirts for the 25/26 season including Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Everton, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa. Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is also pictured
Football

Premier League clubs strike new shirt sponsor deals with gambling firms despite looming ban

The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool's most deprived areas: 'It would be a grievous blow'
A protest sign at Dovecot Muli Activity Centre in Liverpool
Libraries

The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool's most deprived areas: 'It would be a grievous blow'

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'
Food banks

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago
Criminal justice

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sick gran stuck in bed bug-infested flat nine months after GP ordered her to be moved
Bed bugs

Sick gran stuck in bed bug-infested flat nine months after GP ordered her to be moved

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: 'It's one of the best things you can do'
Jack at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. Image: Arsenal in the Community
Football

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: 'It's one of the best things you can do'

A false claim about homeless veterans and asylum seekers sparked outrage. Here's the reality
homeless veterans to get support at Spring Statement
Asylum protests

A false claim about homeless veterans and asylum seekers sparked outrage. Here's the reality

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
Citizens House in Lewisham
Housing

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award