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Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
A group of care experienced people have petitioned Downing Street to abolish local connection requirements for care leavers, urging action on homelessness
Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?
Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Top Stories
Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
Cost of living crisis
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
Housing
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Our vendors
Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’
Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Sanditon star Rose Williams helps Big Issue with Christmas deliveries: ‘A pleasure and a privilege’
Sanditon star Rose Williams helps Big Issue with Christmas deliveries: ‘A pleasure and a privilege’
Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”
Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”
Employment
Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?
Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?
People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Get Britain Working: What are Labour’s plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?
Get Britain Working: What are Labour’s plans for the DWP, benefits and employment support?
Social justice
Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
Activism
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
Environment
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
Farming is the country’s least diverse industry. Meet the man on a mission to change it
