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‘Tourism is all-consuming’: How Airbnb’s ethical rival is letting communities decide how much tourism they can take
Holiday lets

‘Tourism is all-consuming’: How Airbnb’s ethical rival is letting communities decide how much tourism they can take

All the best ways to help others in the cold weather
cold weather help
Advice

All the best ways to help others in the cold weather

Overcrowded London: 16 people discovered living in tiny flat after fire breaks out
Housing crisis

Overcrowded London: 16 people discovered living in tiny flat after fire breaks out

How smart cities and electric vehicles can revolutionise urban living
an illustration of a cityscape in pink and green
Advertorial

How smart cities and electric vehicles can revolutionise urban living

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture
Jay Blades and Steve Wyatt
News

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture

More people are getting a hand up from Big Issue as the cost-of-living crisis bites
Ian Duff and his new dog, Trigger, on their pitch
News

More people are getting a hand up from Big Issue as the cost-of-living crisis bites

'Greenwashing' fast fashion brands are going all in on the resale market. But consumers are pushing back
Summer Botwe at the PrettyLittleThing Marketplace launch PrettyLittleThing Marketplace launch in London in September 2022. Indiyah Polack features on the banner behind. Photo by James Veysey/PrettyLittleThing/Shutterstock
Fast fashion

'Greenwashing' fast fashion brands are going all in on the resale market. But consumers are pushing back

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem
empty homes, hastings
Activism

Something radical is happening in Hastings. It might just tell us how to solve Britain’s empty homes problem

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t
Rishi Sunak stands in front of a lectern and looks at Ursula von der Leyen, who is speaking at her lectern
Brexit

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t

This food bank with a DJ is helping London's homeless and vulnerable
food bank
Cost of living crisis

This food bank with a DJ is helping London's homeless and vulnerable

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
energy debt spain
Cost of living crisis

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?

Here are the supermarket staples at risk from climate change
woman standing in front of empty shelves at the endangered aisle pop up
Climate Crisis

Here are the supermarket staples at risk from climate change

Protests outside asylum seeker hotels doubled in 2022. Here's what 2023 holds for the far-right
Far-right

Protests outside asylum seeker hotels doubled in 2022. Here's what 2023 holds for the far-right

Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis
Homelessness
Homelessness

Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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?