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'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

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

Why local council elections are so important
local council elections
Politics

Why local council elections are so important

Big Issue vendor Jade wants to get back on her pitch and start her transition
Despite her fear that people who are transphobic might read her story, Big Issue vendor Jade wants other people to know they are not alone.
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Big Issue vendor Jade wants to get back on her pitch and start her transition

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‘He’s a cool guy’: Stormzy greets Big Issue vendor in London on his return
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‘He’s a cool guy’: Stormzy greets Big Issue vendor in London on his return

Household debt ‘kicked down the road’ by Covid support, warns charity
Two people look at bills and use a calculator as they struggle with debt
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Household debt ‘kicked down the road’ by Covid support, warns charity

How Britain's battered high street is affecting Big Issue sellers
Big Issue vendors worry what the future of the high street means for them as they return this week. Image credit: Adrian S Pye / Geograph
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How Britain's battered high street is affecting Big Issue sellers

‘System in crisis’ as ministers fail to fight food waste and poverty
Only 60 UK businesses reported their food waste figures publicly in 2020.
Environment

‘System in crisis’ as ministers fail to fight food waste and poverty

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