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Landlords are standing by their right to ban pets from properties
Cat and dog
Housing

Landlords are standing by their right to ban pets from properties

The Big Issue joins Meghan Markle inside the kitchen for Grenfell's survivors
Housing

The Big Issue joins Meghan Markle inside the kitchen for Grenfell's survivors

How virtual reality is giving the elderly remarkable end-of-life adventures
News

How virtual reality is giving the elderly remarkable end-of-life adventures

Life expectancy is decreasing for some of England's poorest women
News

Life expectancy is decreasing for some of England's poorest women

Fact/Fiction: Are vegans ruining the English language?
News

Fact/Fiction: Are vegans ruining the English language?

Young people in North East England highlight a social mobility class chasm
Social Mobility Chris Beckett Flickr
Activism

Young people in North East England highlight a social mobility class chasm

Lush founder Mark Constantine opens up about the reality of being homeless
Mark Constantine
News

Lush founder Mark Constantine opens up about the reality of being homeless

Vendor City Guide: Cambridge
News

Vendor City Guide: Cambridge

Brexit is driving up energy bill prices by £75 a year, according to Ofgem
Environment

Brexit is driving up energy bill prices by £75 a year, according to Ofgem

Sadiq Khan’s plans for London rent controls could emulate Berlin successes
Housing

Sadiq Khan’s plans for London rent controls could emulate Berlin successes

Soaring rental prices and live-in landlords are fuelling 'vulnerable' lodgers
Housing

Soaring rental prices and live-in landlords are fuelling 'vulnerable' lodgers

Changemakers: James Longcroft is turning the tide on single use plastics
Environment

Changemakers: James Longcroft is turning the tide on single use plastics

Social Bite mass sleepout raises more than £3.2 million
Social Bite Sleep in the Park
Housing

Social Bite mass sleepout raises more than £3.2 million

People from all walks of life are forced to turn to foodbanks, say volunteers
Food bank Trussell Trust
Social Justice

People from all walks of life are forced to turn to foodbanks, say volunteers

A charity is telling stories of homelessness through Spotify playlists
Depaul
Housing

A charity is telling stories of homelessness through Spotify playlists

MPs are considering scrapping the section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction law
Renting Yuki Mok/PA
Housing

MPs are considering scrapping the section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction law

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This is what happens to women who escape sex trafficking in the UK
News

This is what happens to women who escape sex trafficking in the UK

Asylum seekers with an uncertain future are spending Christmas in detention
News

Asylum seekers with an uncertain future are spending Christmas in detention

John Bird delivers annual Future Generations lecture in Cardiff
John Bird Future Generations
Politics

John Bird delivers annual Future Generations lecture in Cardiff

First-ever child loneliness stats reveal that one-in-10 feel lonely
Youth homelessness
News

First-ever child loneliness stats reveal that one-in-10 feel lonely