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Luke Hall: 'We are working flat out to ensure that no one gets left behind'
Luke Hall parliament
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Luke Hall: 'We are working flat out to ensure that no one gets left behind'

Joe Lycett: My isolation preservation kit
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Joe Lycett: My isolation preservation kit

School’s in for Plymouth vendor Clive during Covid-19 lockdown
Clive Plymouth
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School’s in for Plymouth vendor Clive during Covid-19 lockdown

Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book
New book marks 20 years of the Prisoners' Education Trust's partnership with HMP Pentonville
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Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book

Cherie Blair: 'I thought I'd be the first woman prime minister'
Cherie Blair has said she suffered from imposter syndrome when trying to make it in the male-dominated world of law
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Cherie Blair: 'I thought I'd be the first woman prime minister'

'No return to normal' on homelessness as London councils spend extra £50m
Homeless man on bench
Housing

'No return to normal' on homelessness as London councils spend extra £50m

Up to 200,000 children going hungry during lockdown
Image of child eating/ child poverty uk
Social Justice

Up to 200,000 children going hungry during lockdown

Charities share £6m pot to boost efforts to end rough sleeping
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Housing

Charities share £6m pot to boost efforts to end rough sleeping

Dynamo: My isolation preservation kit
Dynamo
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Dynamo: My isolation preservation kit

Eviction ban extended until end of August to protect renters hit by Covid-19
Housing

Eviction ban extended until end of August to protect renters hit by Covid-19

Popular vendor Karl misses the friendship he gets from selling The Big Issue
Vendor CREDIT: Kumar Sriskandan / Alamy Stock Photo
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Popular vendor Karl misses the friendship he gets from selling The Big Issue

Charity threatens court action over summer plan to end school meal vouchers
Free school meals
Social Justice

Charity threatens court action over summer plan to end school meal vouchers

Kent community misses good Samaritan vendor Colin
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Kent community misses good Samaritan vendor Colin

Britain's beacons of hope
Activism

Britain's beacons of hope

Crisis call for settled for home for all in Covid-19 homelessness warning
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Housing

Crisis call for settled for home for all in Covid-19 homelessness warning

StreetVet scoops prestigious £40k pet prize to revolutionise homeless hostels
StreetVet
Housing

StreetVet scoops prestigious £40k pet prize to revolutionise homeless hostels

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
InHouse Records is sending a weekly magazine to 2,500 prisoners
aux magazine inhouse records
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InHouse Records is sending a weekly magazine to 2,500 prisoners

Foodbank demand at a record high after lockdown plunged families into poverty
Food bank Trussell Trust
Social Justice

Foodbank demand at a record high after lockdown plunged families into poverty

Government reveals that 14,600 people have been housed during Covid-19 crisis
Housing

Government reveals that 14,600 people have been housed during Covid-19 crisis

The Running Charity is keeping young homeless people moving despite Covid-19
the running charity
Housing

The Running Charity is keeping young homeless people moving despite Covid-19