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Scotland is still considering how to implement a basic income pilot
Scotland is still considering how to implement a basic income pilot
This community 'take one leave one' initiative is fighting the cold snap
This community 'take one leave one' initiative is fighting the cold snap
Fact/Fiction: Do PC campaigners really want to ban a classic kids' book?
Fact/Fiction: Do PC campaigners really want to ban a classic kids' book?
What does Brexit mean for the Premier League's global stars?
What does Brexit mean for the Premier League's global stars?
Number of BME boys being imprisoned in the UK is at its highest ever
Number of BME boys being imprisoned in the UK is at its highest ever
Council tax support cuts leave people vulnerable to heavy-handed bailiffs
Council tax support cuts leave people vulnerable to heavy-handed bailiffs
Changemakers: Ivo Gormley's GoodGym is lending muscle where it's needed
Changemakers: Ivo Gormley's GoodGym is lending muscle where it's needed
Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity
Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity
Jamie Oliver and Tesco launch cookery school to fight food waste
Jamie Oliver and Tesco launch cookery school to fight food waste
Holocaust survivor Hédi Fried: 'Why aren’t you thinking with your heart?'
Holocaust survivor Hédi Fried: 'Why aren’t you thinking with your heart?'
Nine-year-old Big Issue reader delivers food to homeless people in Brighton
Nine-year-old Big Issue reader delivers food to homeless people in Brighton
Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years
Housing everyone on the countryside waiting list would take 133 years
Cardiff Tory councillor under fire for 'tear tents down' comments
Cardiff Tory councillor under fire for 'tear tents down' comments
Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined
Private landlords will have to join a housing complaints service or be fined
Rise in single people and private renters' increasing social fragmentation
Rise in single people and private renters' increasing social fragmentation
Lord John Bird urges local authorities to invest in their communities
Lord John Bird urges local authorities to invest in their communities
Donald Trump’s firm faces £5m charge for refusing to build affordable homes
Donald Trump’s firm faces £5m charge for refusing to build affordable homes
Parents of new babies are being targeted online by anti-vaccination groups
Parents of new babies are being targeted online by anti-vaccination groups
£3.6m London co-working space launches to help youngsters on margins
