What is sex for rent and why are ministers proposing a new law to tackle it?
sex for rent
Renting

What is sex for rent and why are ministers proposing a new law to tackle it?

What next for Carly Burd, the woman whose allotment sabotage became a story of hope?
Carly Burd standing in her allotment holding a shovel and smiling
Crowdfunding

What next for Carly Burd, the woman whose allotment sabotage became a story of hope?

Tenants fight back against rising service charges
A tenant on a balcony
Housing

Tenants fight back against rising service charges

How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good
asylum seeker
Immigration

How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good

Is human composting the best parting gift you could give to the Earth?
Earth Day
Earth Day

Is human composting the best parting gift you could give to the Earth?

Chasing the Rains: the new series about animal matriarchs protecting their families
Chasing The Rains
Earth Day

Chasing the Rains: the new series about animal matriarchs protecting their families

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground
Extinction Rebellion, The Big One
Activism

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground

TikTok is seeking to ban climate misinformation on the app. Will it work?
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Social media

TikTok is seeking to ban climate misinformation on the app. Will it work?

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
social housing tenants like Michael Savell are being overcharged for service charges
Social housing

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
Illustration of a person bending bars
Criminal justice system

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work
Dominic Raab, International Human Rights Day
Work advice

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work

Agriculture has changed the planet – now we need to change our diet to protect it
Earth Day
Earth Day

Agriculture has changed the planet – now we need to change our diet to protect it

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency
Earth Day
Earth Day

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency

What does the UK's current energy mix look like today – and in the future?
Electric socket illustration
Earth day

What does the UK's current energy mix look like today – and in the future?

Melin Homes Pursues Carbon Neutrality by 2030: Partnerships, Green Tech, and Workforce Training
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Sponsored content

Melin Homes Pursues Carbon Neutrality by 2030: Partnerships, Green Tech, and Workforce Training

Doomism about climate change is a privilege we can't afford
Illustration of climate breakdown
Earth Day

Doomism about climate change is a privilege we can't afford

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year
homeless deaths
Homelessness

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is calling for more support for renters
Renting

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?

Can giant charity shops stop fast fashion in its tracks?
Earth Day
Earth Day

Can giant charity shops stop fast fashion in its tracks?