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'ExcludedUK couldn't text the PM': Johnson under fire over Dyson messages
Boris Johnson has come under fire from opposition leaders after promising to ‘fix’ tax rules for James Dyson in a series of texts. Image credit: No 10 / Flickr
Politics

'ExcludedUK couldn't text the PM': Johnson under fire over Dyson messages

Indian coronavirus variant: What is it and what effect will it have?
What is the Indian coronavirus variant? Image credit: HFCM Communicatie / Wikimedia Commons
News

Indian coronavirus variant: What is it and what effect will it have?

Firms cut back on graduate roles as Covid jobs crisis continues 
KPMG usually has hundreds of graduate roles but the market is very competitive. Image credit: Paul Wilkinson / Flickr
Employment

Firms cut back on graduate roles as Covid jobs crisis continues 

DVLA strike: Workers announce second walkout over 'Covid-related safety'
 The DVLA in Swansea. Image credit: Zweifel / Wikimedia commons
Employment

DVLA strike: Workers announce second walkout over 'Covid-related safety'

Change air pollution law to save lives, says Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah coroner
A school photo of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. She was the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death.
Environment

Change air pollution law to save lives, says Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah coroner

Plans to deport rough sleepers could ‘put lives at risk’
Can rough sleeping be ended while the UK pursues its hostile environment strategy? Image credit: Piqsels
Housing

Plans to deport rough sleepers could ‘put lives at risk’

'A giant step forward’: What next as George Floyd’s killer is found guilty
Black Lives Matter Austria, close-up picture of Convict Killer Cops sign. Image credit: Ivan Radic / Wikimedia Commons
Social Justice

'A giant step forward’: What next as George Floyd’s killer is found guilty

School uniform costs are pushing struggling families deeper into poverty
A patchy grant scheme means families in poverty get little support to afford school uniforms.
Social Justice

School uniform costs are pushing struggling families deeper into poverty

Professor Brian Cox: We need a 'CERN-type model for the environment'
Professor Brian Cox at the Science Foo Camp in 2008
Environment

Professor Brian Cox: We need a 'CERN-type model for the environment'

Football fans 'terrified' of Super League impact on food banks
Activism

Football fans 'terrified' of Super League impact on food banks

Greta Thunberg: ‘The climate crisis is a social crisis'
Greta Thunberg. Illustration: Matthew Brazier
Environment

Greta Thunberg: ‘The climate crisis is a social crisis'

Building wildlife havens, sustainable homes and zero carbon goals
Environment

Building wildlife havens, sustainable homes and zero carbon goals

How the Cotswold Company is making sustainable furniture the future
Environment

How the Cotswold Company is making sustainable furniture the future

Local elections 2021: Everything you need to know
Elections will be held across England, Scotland and Wales on May 6. The housing crisis meant Issac was forced to travel from Birmingham to Manchester for school. Image credit: Piqsels
Politics

Local elections 2021: Everything you need to know

What is a police and crime commissioner and when are the elections?
Police and crime commissioners scrutinise local policing Image credit: West Midlands Police / Flickr
Politics

What is a police and crime commissioner and when are the elections?

Marcus Rashford sends message of support to Big Issue vendors
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Marcus Rashford sends message of support to Big Issue vendors

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Matt Hancock ‘breached ministerial code’ says Labour
Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has been accused of breaching the ministerial code. Image credit: Number 10 / Flickr
Politics

Matt Hancock ‘breached ministerial code’ says Labour

A year into the pandemic, pay equality is still going in the wrong direction
Employment

A year into the pandemic, pay equality is still going in the wrong direction

Join the Big Issue to help solve the Covid jobs crisis
Employment

Join the Big Issue to help solve the Covid jobs crisis

More than a third of workers given less than a week’s notice of their hours
People who did shift work, such as hospitality workers, were most likely to get short notice of their hours
Employment

More than a third of workers given less than a week’s notice of their hours

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