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East London mayor says cars are a 'necessity' while unveiling his borough's new climate strategy
Mayor Luftur Rahman speaking at a lectern in Tower Hamlets town hall
Sustainable transport

East London mayor says cars are a 'necessity' while unveiling his borough's new climate strategy

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker
Betty Boothroyd
Politics

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker

Meet the man trying to improve Britain's social housing
Social housing

Meet the man trying to improve Britain's social housing

Is universal credit enough to live on? Here's why experts say the April increase is 'too little, too late'
universal ceedit/ inflation
Benefits

Is universal credit enough to live on? Here's why experts say the April increase is 'too little, too late'

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It's not going well
social housing decarbonisation fund
Social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It's not going well

What's it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?
rural communities/ cost of living
Cost of living crisis

What's it like living in rural Scotland during the cost of living crisis?

'Periods are not an illness': Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave
Global solutions

'Periods are not an illness': Spain just became the first country in Europe to introduce menstrual leave

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is 'living on a different planet'
coffey/ cost of living/ turnips
Cost of living crisis

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is 'living on a different planet'

Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?
Ukrainians facing homelessness after fleeing Ukraine war
Ukraine

Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?

A year of tackling homelessness on the frontline in Ukraine
Father Viltaliy Novak
Ukraine

A year of tackling homelessness on the frontline in Ukraine

'Burned out' Brits are working £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year
Workers' rights

'Burned out' Brits are working £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year

Calls grow for Ukraine-style visa scheme allowing Turkey and Syria earthquake victims to reunite with family in UK
Turkey Visa
Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Calls grow for Ukraine-style visa scheme allowing Turkey and Syria earthquake victims to reunite with family in UK

John Motson: 'Life has worked out pretty well'
Sport

John Motson: 'Life has worked out pretty well'

Could a rent freeze be on the way?
rent freeze and rent controls to combat rising rents
RENTING

Could a rent freeze be on the way?

‘Poker chips’ used to give hot drinks to homeless people to launch in Co-op stores
Homelessness

‘Poker chips’ used to give hot drinks to homeless people to launch in Co-op stores

‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues
Alex Dickin Cardinal Lofts Ipswich building safety crisis
Cladding crisis

‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Meet the woman who's making your Tube journey safer from air pollution
Tanya Beri
Air Pollution

Meet the woman who's making your Tube journey safer from air pollution

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government's 300,000 annual target
build homes
Housing crisis

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government's 300,000 annual target

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK
Ukraine homelessness Anna Bozhenko
Ukraine

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK

Should we be worried about arsenic in the air?
fire wood burning air pollution
Air pollution

Should we be worried about arsenic in the air?

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