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A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can't cook
cost of living
Food banks

A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can't cook

‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight
Deportations

‘I don’t even know what Jamaica looks like’, says man detained ahead of deportation flight

Government told to act as Ukraine refugees at risk of human trafficking
Ukraine
Social Justice

Government told to act as Ukraine refugees at risk of human trafficking

Ukraine's gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity
Ukraine cyclist
Ukraine

Ukraine's gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity

Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo 'sells out' workers, say activists
Gig economy

Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo 'sells out' workers, say activists

Employers are signing up to pay the 'real living wage' at a record rate
Living wage

Employers are signing up to pay the 'real living wage' at a record rate

Housing association took over a year to deal with complaint of home with 'mice in every room'
housing association
Social housing

Housing association took over a year to deal with complaint of home with 'mice in every room'

Boris Johnson has joined TikTok - and it is not going very well
Social media

Boris Johnson has joined TikTok - and it is not going very well

Dramatic footage shows house collapsing into the ocean due to rising sea levels
Image of house on stilts in water, surrounded by debris.
Climate change

Dramatic footage shows house collapsing into the ocean due to rising sea levels

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don't have a home to go to
prison
Homelessness

Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don't have a home to go to

Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can't cook or budget properly
Lee Anderson on food banks
Food banks

Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can't cook or budget properly

Boris Johnson criticised for saying male refugees are 'queue jumping' ahead of women and children
Signs saying refugees welcome
Social Justice

Boris Johnson criticised for saying male refugees are 'queue jumping' ahead of women and children

Michael Gove promises Renters’ Reform Bill will deliver ‘new deal for renters’
renters
Renting

Michael Gove promises Renters’ Reform Bill will deliver ‘new deal for renters’

'It’s trying to show the polarising views over wealth': Art auction raises thousands for Big Issue sellers
Heath Kane
Art

'It’s trying to show the polarising views over wealth': Art auction raises thousands for Big Issue sellers

1 in 10 people in Wales have no access to public transport
Image of a bus to Holywell.
Public transport

1 in 10 people in Wales have no access to public transport

Tenants in a block with mushrooms growing on the walls are refusing to pay their service charge
Social housing

Tenants in a block with mushrooms growing on the walls are refusing to pay their service charge

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Campaigners welcome social housing bill but warn there's no quick fix for Britain’s horror homes
Kwajo Tweneboa, a young social housing campaigner.
Social housing

Campaigners welcome social housing bill but warn there's no quick fix for Britain’s horror homes

A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn't pay staff minimum wage
Minimum wage

A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn't pay staff minimum wage

Explained: Will the government's Energy Bill deliver the green transition needed?
Image of windfarm at sunset.
Energy Bill

Explained: Will the government's Energy Bill deliver the green transition needed?

The government says the cost of living crisis is 'top priority' - but has offered no new support
cost of living
Cost of living crisis

The government says the cost of living crisis is 'top priority' - but has offered no new support

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