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Aldi has donated thousands of free breakfasts to food banks and schools across the country
aldi/ food banks
Cost of living crisis

Aldi has donated thousands of free breakfasts to food banks and schools across the country

Should we break up the Met? We asked experts what comes next after the Casey Review
Met Police, defund the police, break up the met
police reform

Should we break up the Met? We asked experts what comes next after the Casey Review

Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents
disabled people
Disability

Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents

Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.
left is Berfin Melt and right is Suwar Mert, co-founders of Bower
Recycling

Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.

This mega charity shop is changing the way we think about fast fashion
mega charity shop
Charity

This mega charity shop is changing the way we think about fast fashion

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
food poverty
Food poverty

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids

Tory MP calls for Met Police whistleblowers’ charter after damning Casey Report
Met Police
Social Justice

Tory MP calls for Met Police whistleblowers’ charter after damning Casey Report

Sadiq Khan says there is an 'orchestrated campaign' against Ulez expansion
Mayor Sadiq Khan speaking at a podium for the 10th anniversary of the Olympics with a microphone in his face
ULEZ expansion

Sadiq Khan says there is an 'orchestrated campaign' against Ulez expansion

Repair Week: We should all learn how to fix things – here's why
hands painting a piece of timber
Repair Week

Repair Week: We should all learn how to fix things – here's why

Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
A group of diners breaks the Ramadan fast with iftar at Habib's Cuisine in Dearborn, Michigan. Photo credit: State Dept./Brian Widdis
Ramadan

Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time
man fixing computer motherboard with screwdriver for Repair Week 2022
Repair Week

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time

Migration ‘hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons’. What if a museum could fix that?
migration museum
Activism

Migration ‘hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons’. What if a museum could fix that?

Popular Big Issue vendor seriously injured after being run over near his pitch
Big Issue vendor Vulusi Bolmadir
Our vendors

Popular Big Issue vendor seriously injured after being run over near his pitch

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme
plastic bottles packed for recycling
Recycling

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme

Everything you need to know about Red Nose Day ahead of the 2023 telethon
red nose day 2023
Red nose day

Everything you need to know about Red Nose Day ahead of the 2023 telethon

Tory councillor quits party over refusal to back homeless donation scheme
Activism

Tory councillor quits party over refusal to back homeless donation scheme

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
Activism

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes

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‘It’s like living through torture’ Tower block residents made homeless over post-Grenfell fire risks
Claire Hamblion Cardinal Lofts Ipswich post-Grenfell building safety crisis
Building safety crisis

‘It’s like living through torture’ Tower block residents made homeless over post-Grenfell fire risks

Big Issue bosses lament missed opportunities in Chancellor's Spring Statement
Spring budget

Big Issue bosses lament missed opportunities in Chancellor's Spring Statement

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