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

Jenrick: £212 million investment will support ‘thousands’ of rough sleepers
rough sleeping
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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
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How to recycle and donate your old electronics

Uber drivers fear workers rights changes will leave them ‘worse off’
gig economy uber
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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
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'The wheels on the bus make toxic air': Parents call for action on pollution

Serj Tankian: ‘Going back to normal is extinction’
Serj Tankian
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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
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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
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Universal Credit benefit cap left Londoner 'surviving on £0'

Six million people fear becoming homeless during Covid-19, warns Shelter
Man holds his head in his and as he looks at his computer
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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
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The Big Issue launches a job helpline to help get Britain back on its feet

The Big Issue was my first job so its hard being unable to sell
Big Issue vendor Lavinia Neda, 29, who sells the magazine on Llandaff High Street.
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The Big Issue was my first job so its hard being unable to sell

Pictures: Anger at police handling of Sarah Everard vigils across UK
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Pictures: Anger at police handling of Sarah Everard vigils across UK

Michael E Mann explains why the climate crisis is a war
Michael E Mann talks the climate crisis. Illustration: Inhouse
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Michael E Mann explains why the climate crisis is a war

How you can grow vegetables this spring
spring vegetables in a tunnel
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How you can grow vegetables this spring

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Reclaim These Streets: Vigils planned across the UK for Sarah Everard
Independent events are springing up all over the country. Image credit: Reclaim These Streets
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Reclaim These Streets: Vigils planned across the UK for Sarah Everard

Covid-19 vaccine: Scotland will offer vaccine priority to homeless people
Jeane Freeman announces homeless people will be given Covid-19 vaccine
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Covid-19 vaccine: Scotland will offer vaccine priority to homeless people

Woodhouse Colliery: Cumbria coal mine controversy explained
West Cumbria coal mine plans
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Woodhouse Colliery: Cumbria coal mine controversy explained

Cumbria coal mine: Government promises public inquiry after backlash
West Cumbria coal mine plans
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Cumbria coal mine: Government promises public inquiry after backlash