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Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
Energy bills expected to soar to £4,200 in January
New forecasts show energy bills could rise to more than £4,200 in January, which experts warn could have “terrifying” consequences.
Policing Extinction Rebellion protests cost the Met over £10million
Policing Extinction Rebellion protests cost the Met over £10million
Campaigners are warning a new law will lead to mass arrests.
Here’s how to cool down at home when heatwaves hit
Here’s how to cool down at home when heatwaves hit
While warmer weather is often welcomed in the UK, knowing how to cool down during the day and night is key to staying safe in the heat.
Sadiq Khan’s Right to Buy-back scheme leads to return of 1,500 council homes
Sadiq Khan’s Right to Buy-back scheme leads to return of 1,500 council homes
Exam board staff to strike on A-Level results day
Exam board staff to strike on A-Level results day
How to talk to children about money during the cost of living crisis
How to talk to children about money during the cost of living crisis
Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling
Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling
Enough is Enough: Unions, food banks and MPs launch campaign to fight the cost of living crisis
Enough is Enough: Unions, food banks and MPs launch campaign to fight the cost of living crisis
Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise
Big Issue teams up with Gordon Brown to call for emergency budget to fight October price cap rise
This evaporating pavement art is highlighting how heatwaves are a threat to rough sleepers
This evaporating pavement art is highlighting how heatwaves are a threat to rough sleepers
What are the risks of Don’t Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
What are the risks of Don’t Pay UK? We asked a leading lawyer
How fan-owned football clubs are putting the power in the hands of the supporters
How fan-owned football clubs are putting the power in the hands of the supporters
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Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers stage wildcat strikes over ‘pathetic’ pay rise
Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers stage wildcat strikes over ‘pathetic’ pay rise
Here’s what anyone can do to reduce their carbon footprint
Here’s what anyone can do to reduce their carbon footprint
People with experience of homelessness are being given jobs in the NHS to help others
People with experience of homelessness are being given jobs in the NHS to help others
What’s caused the UK’s water shortage – and what can I do to help?
What’s caused the UK’s water shortage – and what can I do to help?
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
1 in 5 key worker families have children growing up in poverty
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
Free school meals pupils earn less than their peers – and the gap only widens as they get older
Met Police slammed for secrecy over cost of failed Sarah Everard vigil appeals
Met Police slammed for secrecy over cost of failed Sarah Everard vigil appeals
Amazon warehouse workers down tools to protest 35p pay rise
Amazon warehouse workers down tools to protest 35p pay rise
‘Michael was everything you want in a vendor and a friend’: Big Issue mourns seller Michael Crean
‘Michael was everything you want in a vendor and a friend’: Big Issue mourns seller Michael Crean
‘Simply inhumane’: Charities slam switch to quarterly energy price cap with bills set to hit £4,000
‘Simply inhumane’: Charities slam switch to quarterly energy price cap with bills set to hit £4,000
Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can’t afford essentials let alone luxuries
Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can’t afford essentials let alone luxuries
How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
What happened to Liz Truss’s pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?
What happened to Liz Truss’s pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?
We’re at a high point for conspiracy theories. Here’s how to stay sane
We’re at a high point for conspiracy theories. Here’s how to stay sane
‘We tried to throw the rule book out’: How a trailblazing housing scheme will help rough sleepers
‘We tried to throw the rule book out’: How a trailblazing housing scheme will help rough sleepers
Energy prices: What is the windfall tax on energy companies in the UK?
Energy prices: What is the windfall tax on energy companies in the UK?
Here’s how much more than you the UK’s top CEOs earn
Here’s how much more than you the UK’s top CEOs earn
BP profits soar to £6.9bn as families are left unable to afford energy bills
BP profits soar to £6.9bn as families are left unable to afford energy bills
Tom Daley: ‘For people around the Commonwealth, seeing that Pride flag is a sign of safety’
