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‘I’m paying £9k a year to sofa surf’ The university students facing homelessness
University students homeless
Homelessness

‘I’m paying £9k a year to sofa surf’ The university students facing homelessness

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here's what it means
bank of england, recession
Cost of living crisis

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here's what it means

Hundreds of thousands of people are missing out on the government's £400 energy rebate
Person on phone/ Energy rebate
Energy bills

Hundreds of thousands of people are missing out on the government's £400 energy rebate

Here's what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Immigration

Here's what people in Dover really think about UK immigration

Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck among 500 restaurants raising money for homeless people
Homelessness

Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck among 500 restaurants raising money for homeless people

New anti-protest law could criminalise someone for tying up a loud dog outside a cafe
just stop oil, public order bill
Policing Bill

New anti-protest law could criminalise someone for tying up a loud dog outside a cafe

UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis
Activism

UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis

Employers are increasingly leaving salaries off job adverts despite pay transparency campaign
Recruitment

Employers are increasingly leaving salaries off job adverts despite pay transparency campaign

Radio 1's Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Greg James will judge the Kids Cover Competition
Kids Cover Competition

Radio 1's Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?
Manston migrant centre
Immigration

What is happening at the Manston migrant centre?

Tory MP suggests home drainage systems are to blame for sewage being dumped in the sea
sewage
Sea pollution

Tory MP suggests home drainage systems are to blame for sewage being dumped in the sea

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working
Two mothers in witch costumes hold sign: 'The future won't raise itself'
Childcare crisis

Meet the mums calling for immediate reform of childcare and flexible working

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year - and outreach workers fear it will get worse
rough sleeping London
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year - and outreach workers fear it will get worse

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty
Big Futures
Big Futures

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty

I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election
Journalist Eliza Pitkin stands next to General Election Now poster
Activism

I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress
Childcare crisis

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children': The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK
Washing hands/ hygiene poverty
Cost of living crisis

'I begged food bank workers for body wash for my children': The bleak reality of hygiene poverty in the UK

What to do if you've been made redundant
Employment

What to do if you've been made redundant

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend
TikTok £1 a day challenges
Cost of living crisis

Can you live off £1 a day? We asked experts about the TikTok trend

Don't Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences
Don't Pay UK
Energy bills

Don't Pay UK supporters are cancelling their direct debits regardless of the consequences