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'The land is worth more than the people': East London residents unite to fight 'slum landlord'
social housing

'The land is worth more than the people': East London residents unite to fight 'slum landlord'

The value of UK housing grew by £1m every minute in 2021
house prices continue to surge
Housing market

The value of UK housing grew by £1m every minute in 2021

‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
legacy benefits
welfare system

‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit

What can I do to help fix climate change? Your ultimate guide to taking action
Protesters at a climate march holding a Green New Deal banner
Climate crisis

What can I do to help fix climate change? Your ultimate guide to taking action

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how
cost of living
cost of living crisis

Millions being spent to store wasted PPE could ease the cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study
universal credit
welfare system

Benefit claimants suspected of ‘wrong-doing and deceit’ when trying to access government support, says study

Three in four workers in the UK are considering changing jobs due to the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Three in four workers in the UK are considering changing jobs due to the cost of living crisis

World faces 'now or never' chance to keep global warming within 1.5C, IPCC warns
Homes flooded in Germany
Climate crisis

World faces 'now or never' chance to keep global warming within 1.5C, IPCC warns

Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords
rogue landlords
Housing

Five things the government is doing to tackle rogue landlords

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour
The average family in the UK now spends nearly £1,500 more childcare than five years ago.
Employment

Rising childcare costs are limiting parents’ ability to work, says Labour

Homeless in Ukraine: Former rough sleepers are supporting their shell-shocked compatriots in Kharkiv
Ukraine Kharkiv bomb shelter
Ukraine

Homeless in Ukraine: Former rough sleepers are supporting their shell-shocked compatriots in Kharkiv

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK
Placards at the cost of living protest in London 2022. Image: arry Knight/Flickr.
Cost of Living Crisis

Thousands attend cost of living protests in cities across the UK

Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
A coronavirus lateral flow test
Cost of Living Crisis

Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections

‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill
RAF Greenham Common air base, the site of continuous women’s peace protests from 1981 until 1991. Photo: PA Images/Alamy
Protest

‘Those in power are afraid of people like you and me’: From Greenham Common to the Policing Bill

Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents' wealth, think tank warns
careers advice
Education

Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents' wealth, think tank warns

Energy price cap rise marks start of 'living standards catastrophe' for UK's poorest people
Thermostat on a radiator
cost of living crisis

Energy price cap rise marks start of 'living standards catastrophe' for UK's poorest people

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Popular Big Issue vendor who lost beloved dog on Christmas Day welcomes new pet to his pitch
Big Issue vendor Ian Duff
News

Popular Big Issue vendor who lost beloved dog on Christmas Day welcomes new pet to his pitch

Oil blockades planned to last 'as long as possible', says Extinction Rebellion
Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion
Activism

Oil blockades planned to last 'as long as possible', says Extinction Rebellion

This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’
cost of living crisis
cost of living

This week’s energy price rise is largest ‘since records began’

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'
Employment rights

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'

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