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These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
How do you tell a story about immigration, colonialism and identity? Writer, performer
and choreographer Jennifer Irons
decided to use the medium of roller disco
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Top Stories
‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’: Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children’s homes
‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’: Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children’s homes
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Cost of living crisis
Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help
Pensioners in poverty are isolated and eating only one meal a day – they need help
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
Nutrition is not always a lifestyle choice. It’s harder to be healthy if you live in the North
Nutrition is not always a lifestyle choice. It’s harder to be healthy if you live in the North
Housing
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
Our vendors
Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Employment
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant, applauds UK’s NDA ban: ‘It’s given me faith in democracy’
Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s ex-assistant, applauds UK’s NDA ban: ‘It’s given me faith in democracy’
Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders
Activists are trying to force JD Sports, M&S and more to disclose low pay – all through shareholders
Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Is a four-day working week inevitable? Latest UK pilot sees 100% success rate
Social justice
These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make ‘no difference at all’ to 140,000 children in poverty
Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make ‘no difference at all’ to 140,000 children in poverty
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Revealed: Why Greater Manchester Police refuses to give life-saving overdose drug to officers
Revealed: Why Greater Manchester Police refuses to give life-saving overdose drug to officers
Activism
Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for ‘political policing’?
As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for ‘political policing’?
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Disabled protesters say they’ll stop Labour’s benefit cuts – or die trying: ‘I will fight my heart out’
Environment
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea
‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea
Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
