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‘My children heard me say, I can’t get out of the building’
London leaseholder Nadim Ahmad narrowly escaped from a blaze following the fire safety crisis
Housing

‘My children heard me say, I can’t get out of the building’

Grenfell: Ending the cladding crisis could take until 2043, warns Labour
Grenfell
Housing

Grenfell: Ending the cladding crisis could take until 2043, warns Labour

Big Issue vendor Terry Cokeley: 'The Big Issue was looking out for me'
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Big Issue vendor Terry Cokeley: 'The Big Issue was looking out for me'

‘We don’t know where to start’: Half of UK feels powerless in climate crisis
A fifth of people said feeling unable to make a difference meant they stopped engaging with the climate crisis entirely.
Environment

‘We don’t know where to start’: Half of UK feels powerless in climate crisis

Government pledges 200 homes for rough sleepers
Housing

Government pledges 200 homes for rough sleepers

Susie Dent has teamed up with the UN to make a refugee dictionary
Susie Dent is calling on the nation to change the conversation around refugees.
Social Justice

Susie Dent has teamed up with the UN to make a refugee dictionary

UK businesses facing ‘perfect summer storm’ without support
Politics

UK businesses facing ‘perfect summer storm’ without support

Vegan food, LED lights and staycations: hashtags reveal Brits’ eco habits
Hashtags on millions of Instagram posts showed people were going vegan and upcycling old furniture in lockdown.
Environment

Vegan food, LED lights and staycations: hashtags reveal Brits’ eco habits

COP26 school packs ‘no substitute’ for putting climate change on curriculum
The COP26 school packs will include tips for starting climate conversations among pupils plus planet-themed backgrounds to be used on Zoom.
Environment

COP26 school packs ‘no substitute’ for putting climate change on curriculum

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles
work inequality persists
Employment

UK workers in ‘routine’ jobs denied same access to training as ‘higher’ roles

‘True picture of rough sleeping is needed’ to prevent people living on street
rough sleeping statistics
Housing

‘True picture of rough sleeping is needed’ to prevent people living on street

Tired of MPs giving briefings to the nation? Here’s how you can make your own
People's podium
Politics

Tired of MPs giving briefings to the nation? Here’s how you can make your own

London to get first detox unit to help homeless people beat addiction
Housing

London to get first detox unit to help homeless people beat addiction

Is LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall trying to ban the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’?
ban mother
News

Is LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall trying to ban the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’?

Why banning halogen lightbulbs will help the climate
LED bulbs last nearly twelve times as long as halogen lightbulbs and cost less to run in the long term.
Environment

Why banning halogen lightbulbs will help the climate

Less than 6% of UK job ads welcome LGBTQ+ applicants
The rate of LGBTQ+ inclusive job adverts in the UK was significantly behind Germany's, where more than 87 per cent of adverts welcomed applications from all sexual orientations and gender identities. pride month
Employment

Less than 6% of UK job ads welcome LGBTQ+ applicants

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Pride 2021: How to get involved
Activism

Pride 2021: How to get involved

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid
workers' rights
Employment

3 ways the new workers’ rights watchdog can be a force for good post-Covid

How to be a good LGBTQ+ ally for Pride Month and beyond
smiling woman at Pride month parade
Activism

How to be a good LGBTQ+ ally for Pride Month and beyond

World Ocean Day: Five easy ways to protect the oceans around the UK
The ocean produces around half of the oxygen we breathe, but the climate crisis is putting it at risk. world ocean day
Environment

World Ocean Day: Five easy ways to protect the oceans around the UK

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