Activism
Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
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Protesters take to the beaches over sewage pollution
How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
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How Gina Martin changed the conversation on upskirting
Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
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Thousands set to join protests demanding end to sewage pollution by 2030
Man ends 37-day hunger strike outside parliament after MPs agree to climate change briefing
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Man ends 37-day hunger strike outside parliament after MPs agree to climate change briefing
How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
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How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
Meet the builders turning London's empty houses into affordable homes
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Meet the builders turning London's empty houses into affordable homes
How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits
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How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits
Meet the plumber raising money to heat people's homes for free
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Meet the plumber raising money to heat people's homes for free
Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
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Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
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Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs
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Big Issue draws big names to £25m fund to help marginalised people become entrepreneurs
Here’s how you can write to your MP and what it can achieve
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Here’s how you can write to your MP and what it can achieve
Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to the reception of Shell's London HQ
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Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to the reception of Shell's London HQ
'If Greta can do it, so can I': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they’re on the streets
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'If Greta can do it, so can I': Extinction Rebellion activists on why they’re on the streets
What is the Big Power Off and what could it mean for your energy bills?
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What is the Big Power Off and what could it mean for your energy bills?
Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling
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Court denies Met permission to appeal Sarah Everard vigil ruling
Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
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Petition to ban trans conversion therapy gets over 115,000 signatures
Climate activists have deflated SUV tyres in rich London neighbourhoods
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Climate activists have deflated SUV tyres in rich London neighbourhoods
Patrick Alley: Why the UK has an oligarch problem and how to fix it
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Patrick Alley: Why the UK has an oligarch problem and how to fix it
Extinction Rebellion vows to 'get serious' with 'most roadblocks ever'
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