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The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
The city of Plymouth
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
a man who has experienced homelessness and lived in temporary accommodation
Homelessness

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents

DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'
keir starmer
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'

'In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too': How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk
social media

'In an age of misinformation, facts suffer too': How the end of fact-checking puts democracy at risk

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
picture of money next to a clock representing dwp benefit payment dates
Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates in February 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year

Working from home isn't 'proper work', ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?
Work from home

Working from home isn't 'proper work', ex-Asda boss says. Is flexible work really destroying Britain?

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why
a person paying bills with a calculator
Social housing

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: 'You've got to hear their voices'
support worker comforting a woman
Women's health

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: 'You've got to hear their voices'

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
a person rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

'The right is on the rise': UK's democracy is too fragile to be 'complacent' about Trump, experts say
Donald Trump
Donald Trump

'The right is on the rise': UK's democracy is too fragile to be 'complacent' about Trump, experts say

World will soon see first trillionaires as wealth of billionaires yet again on the rise: 'Obscene'
wealth - elon musk
Trillionaires

World will soon see first trillionaires as wealth of billionaires yet again on the rise: 'Obscene'

Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices

Disability benefits cuts would be 'devastating' and 'increase absolute poverty', Labour warned
Keir Starmer at a lectern in front of UK flags
Disability benefits

Disability benefits cuts would be 'devastating' and 'increase absolute poverty', Labour warned

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Crisis chief executive Matt Downie with housing secretary Angela Rayner and homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Homelessness

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'
Blue Monday Fact/Fiction
Mental health

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'

What impact will Trump's presidency actually have on the UK? Here's everything you need to know
Donald Trump

What impact will Trump's presidency actually have on the UK? Here's everything you need to know

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It's hurting UK growth
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Wages

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It's hurting UK growth

These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
Two young children wearing beavers uniforms emerge from a hedge
Rewilding

These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain

The 1.5C global warming target is a 'delusion', warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles
Global heating

The 1.5C global warming target is a 'delusion', warns climate scientist who fled Los Angeles

'I'm going to miss him': Calls for plaque in memory to 'gentle' Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Big Issue vendor Darren Prentice
Our Vendors

'I'm going to miss him': Calls for plaque in memory to 'gentle' Big Issue vendor who died aged 57

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