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Big Issue vendor Rob Lovett: 'I've started saving'
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Big Issue vendor Rob Lovett: 'I've started saving'

Fact/Fiction: Is it safe to exercise with a face mask on?
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Fact/Fiction: Is it safe to exercise with a face mask on?

Policing bill delay 'shows that protest works’
The policing bill could see protests shut down if deemed too disruptive
Activism

Policing bill delay 'shows that protest works’

Labour blasts 'shabby' treatment of nurses and calls for increased pay offer
Boris Johnson visits Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex in 2019. Labour has sought to reignite the row over nurses pay ahead of May’s local elections. Image credit: Number 10 / Flickr
Politics

Labour blasts 'shabby' treatment of nurses and calls for increased pay offer

Only one in six women report serious sexual assault, ONS figures show
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Only one in six women report serious sexual assault, ONS figures show

Scottish Government links homelessness with Universal Credit
Charities found evidence Universal Credit's five-week wait can lead to homelessness
Housing

Scottish Government links homelessness with Universal Credit

Tech firms advertise '20,000 jobs for young people' with more on the way
Young people are finding opportunities in tech through the Government’s kickstart scheme. Image credit: Piqsels
Employment

Tech firms advertise '20,000 jobs for young people' with more on the way

UK ministers commit to ‘ending throwaway culture’ in fast fashion
A new Government consultation could crack down on fast fashion
Environment

UK ministers commit to ‘ending throwaway culture’ in fast fashion

John Lewis wants to provide affordable homes
John Lewis is aiming to provide affordable housing. Image credit: Mankind 2k / Wikimedia Commons
Housing

John Lewis wants to provide affordable homes

Jenrick: £212 million investment will support ‘thousands’ of rough sleepers
rough sleeping
Housing

Jenrick: £212 million investment will support ‘thousands’ of rough sleepers

How to recycle and donate your old electronics
Nearly all devices powered by battery, mains or chargers can be recycled
Environment

How to recycle and donate your old electronics

Uber drivers fear workers rights changes will leave them ‘worse off’
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Employment

Uber drivers fear workers rights changes will leave them ‘worse off’

'The wheels on the bus make toxic air': Parents call for action on pollution
The Mums for Longs air pollution graffiti stencil outside Kingston rail station
Environment

'The wheels on the bus make toxic air': Parents call for action on pollution

Serj Tankian: ‘Going back to normal is extinction’
Serj Tankian
Environment

Serj Tankian: ‘Going back to normal is extinction’

7 in 10 teachers feel unable to teach pupils about climate crisis
Nearly 70 per cent of teachers in the UK say they don't have enough training to teach about the climate crisis
Environment

7 in 10 teachers feel unable to teach pupils about climate crisis

Universal Credit benefit cap left Londoner 'surviving on £0'
The benefit cap left Saci Kumara Nimai Das with £0 a month
Housing

Universal Credit benefit cap left Londoner 'surviving on £0'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Six million people fear becoming homeless during Covid-19, warns Shelter
Man holds his head in his and as he looks at his computer
Housing

Six million people fear becoming homeless during Covid-19, warns Shelter

New Children’s Commissioner to hold England’s largest ever survey of kids
Rachel de Souza Children's Commissioner will oversee a survey of all children in England
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New Children’s Commissioner to hold England’s largest ever survey of kids

Government extends free school breakfast programme until 2023
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Government extends free school breakfast programme until 2023

The Big Issue launches a job helpline to help get Britain back on its feet
Employment

The Big Issue launches a job helpline to help get Britain back on its feet

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