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‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
LGBT+ veterans

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’

Patrick Lyster-Todd shares his story of grief, homelessness and a mental-health crisis when it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces. He calls for justice and compensation for the people who lost so much

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system
Addiction

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system

The government has promised to boost funding for drug and alcohol treatment, but it also needs to offer support for families of the addicted.

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

LGBT+ veterans affected by the ban on homosexuality in the armed forces share their harrowing stories with The Big Issue. The government’s set to receive recommendations from an independent review into the ban next week – but can compensation ever be enough after all the hurt it caused?

Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know
Pride month

Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know

DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals
Disability

DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals

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‘Is this a hotel or a prison?’: Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
Migrant hotels

‘Is this a hotel or a prison?’: Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn
Childcare

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn

When will the cost of living crisis end and will prices in the UK ever go down?
Cost of living crisis

When will the cost of living crisis end and will prices in the UK ever go down?

Vincent Kompany tackles homelessness: ‘I don’t think any of us should accept it’
Football

Vincent Kompany tackles homelessness: ‘I don’t think any of us should accept it’

Here’s when people will get the £150 disability cost of living payment
Cost of living crisis

Here’s when people will get the £150 disability cost of living payment

Here’s when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023
Cost of living crisis

Here’s when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Inequality

The Sunday Times Rich List is back. Is it time for a wealth tax?

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
Universal credit

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

How communities are tackling the digital divide
Digital inclusion

How communities are tackling the digital divide

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Interest rates rise will ‘fuel the fire’ of the cost of living crisis

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Money worries are leading to suicidal thoughts, panic attacks and mental health problems in the cost of living crisis

The devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on the cost of dying
Photography Exhibition

The devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on the cost of dying

How much is King Charles’s coronation costing in the cost of living crisis?
Coronation

How much is King Charles’s coronation costing in the cost of living crisis?

Why are BP profits so high in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts
Cost of living crisis

Why are BP profits so high in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions

Social Bite serves up a solution to homelessness with new flagship café
Social Justice

Social Bite serves up a solution to homelessness with new flagship café

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UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis
Poverty

UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers
Illegal Migration Bill

How the Illegal Migration Bill could ‘traumatise’ refugees and asylum seekers

‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
Cost of living crisis

‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before

New drivers under 25 could be banned from giving their mates a lift
Road safety

New drivers under 25 could be banned from giving their mates a lift