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volunteering

Volunteer at a homeless shelter this winter

Penguins and football matches on ice: Life onboard 'Boaty McBoatface' ship RSS David Attenborough
Science

Penguins and football matches on ice: Life onboard 'Boaty McBoatface' ship RSS David Attenborough

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Social housing

Why for-profit social housing might be the uneasy answer to deliver the homes Britain needs

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Immigration

'We are all connected': A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais

Rewilding pioneer Derek Gow: 'We've left very little room for nature to exist at all'
Rewilding

Rewilding pioneer Derek Gow: 'We've left very little room for nature to exist at all'

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Rewilding

'We have to work with nature': What UK's only wild bison herd can teach us about the nature crisis

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Energy bills

Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be 'soul destroying' for struggling families

Labour must clamp down on 'mega-donors' like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Elon Musk
Politics

Labour must clamp down on 'mega-donors' like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn

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House prices

Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what's going to happen to house prices in 2025

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MP Zarah Sultana
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Zarah Sultana would 'absolutely' return to Labour after suspension: 'It has to be a broad church'

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Climate crisis

'Flooding can break people': This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands

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A woman holding a banner reading 'Justice'
Homelessness

This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: 'I'd have been treated differently if I was white'

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Renting

Landlords are threatening an 'exodus' by selling up. What will happen to renters' homes if they do?

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energy bills
Energy bills

Millions of Brits face higher energy bills as price cap rises – again: 'We need long-term solutions'

Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
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2024

Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024

This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
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Black history

This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure

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Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'
My Big Year

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Community Payback supervisor Mick Howe
Rehabilitation

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: 'In the world of campaigning, hope is essential'
My Big Year

Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: 'In the world of campaigning, hope is essential'

'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma
Gaza

'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma