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'It's going crazy': How minicab drivers are coping with the fuel crisis
'It's going crazy': How minicab drivers are coping with the fuel crisis
All the campaigners urging Boris Johnson not to cut universal credit
All the campaigners urging Boris Johnson not to cut universal credit
Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture
Meet Homer: The mannequin putting Big Issue vendors at the heart of Coventry’s City of Culture
Our vendor in Truro hails the local heroes who have supported him over 15 years
Our vendor in Truro hails the local heroes who have supported him over 15 years
Labour members vote for £15 minimum wage and increase to statutory sick pay
Labour members vote for £15 minimum wage and increase to statutory sick pay
Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking
Comedian Ed Byrne and a Big Issue vendor talk trekking
How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
'I lost my home, I didn't lose my pride': Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
'I lost my home, I didn't lose my pride': Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company
I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company
I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a furniture restorer
I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a furniture restorer
Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher
Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher
Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough
