A person died while homeless every nine hours in 2020
Covid-19 cases are rising among London homeless people
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A person died while homeless every nine hours in 2020

Trainspotting: 'It's quite a fix, I’ve got to be honest with you'
Robin Price trains Heidi Burton
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Trainspotting: 'It's quite a fix, I’ve got to be honest with you'

Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?
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Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?

Lockdown drives 40% spike in homeless youth mental health problems
Young people experiencing homelessness struggled with their mental health in lockdown
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Lockdown drives 40% spike in homeless youth mental health problems

Tax fraud 23 times less likely to be prosecuted than benefits crime
Is Justice blind on tax fraud
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Tax fraud 23 times less likely to be prosecuted than benefits crime

Gig economy: What does the Supreme Court's Uber decision mean for workers?
What does the Supreme Court's Uber decision mean for workers? Image credit: Shopblocks / Wikimedia Commons
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Gig economy: What does the Supreme Court's Uber decision mean for workers?

'I get a few extra pennies': The Big Issue vendor helping Covid-hit grocers
Will Herbert has been helping a local business to support Covid-hit producers. Image credit: nourishedcommunities.com
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'I get a few extra pennies': The Big Issue vendor helping Covid-hit grocers

Hospitality sector 'could lose one million jobs' if lockdown isn't eased
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned of mass job losses as he sets out a
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Hospitality sector 'could lose one million jobs' if lockdown isn't eased

One in seven workers are job-hunting amid fears of looming employment crisis
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One in seven workers are job-hunting amid fears of looming employment crisis

How The Big Issue is supporting a vendor who lost three jobs during lockdown
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How The Big Issue is supporting a vendor who lost three jobs during lockdown

Extend free school meals now to cut child poverty, MSPs tell Sturgeon
The First Minister was grilled on the SNP's child poverty plans
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Extend free school meals now to cut child poverty, MSPs tell Sturgeon

Big Issue vendors are now on LinkedIn
Thanks to a partnership with professional network LinkedIn, Big Issue vendors are learning new skills and reconnecting with customers. Image credit: Louise Hayward-Schiefer / The Big Issue
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Big Issue vendors are now on LinkedIn

‘Extraordinary leap’ in nursing applications during Covid-19 pandemic
More than 60,000 people want to start studying nursing later this year.
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‘Extraordinary leap’ in nursing applications during Covid-19 pandemic

Keir Starmer lays out Labour's Covid recovery plans in major speech
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Keir Starmer lays out Labour's Covid recovery plans in major speech

Councils urged to vaccinate homeless as fears grow over 'postcode lottery'
The Covid vaccine is being rolled out for more people affected by homelessness. Image credit: The Joint Staff / Flickr
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Councils urged to vaccinate homeless as fears grow over 'postcode lottery'

Skins star Freya Mavor pens letter 'to Earth' and admits 'I feel lost at sea'
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Skins star Freya Mavor pens letter 'to Earth' and admits 'I feel lost at sea'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Act now on rent debt to prevent ‘wave’ of homelessness, say charities
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Act now on rent debt to prevent ‘wave’ of homelessness, say charities

End homelessness in Scotland by acting early, experts urge Government
The Homeless Bill of Rights has already been adopted by 45 European cities
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End homelessness in Scotland by acting early, experts urge Government

Furlough: What happens if I am asked to shield and can't work from home?
The furlough scheme hasn’t been advertised widely enough, unions say. Image credit: jarmoluk / Pixabay
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Furlough: What happens if I am asked to shield and can't work from home?

Homeless in London given beds to recover after leaving hospital
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Homeless in London given beds to recover after leaving hospital