Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
Keir Starmer has slammed people who peddle ‘conspiracy theories’ about veterans being made homeless to house asylum seekers
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
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‘Urgent’ action needed on Right to Buy reforms after Yo-yo Homes ‘scandal’, Labour figures say
‘Urgent’ action needed on Right to Buy reforms after Yo-yo Homes ‘scandal’, Labour figures say
Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’
Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Advice
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
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Constantin Mustafa, Co-op Food, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
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Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Opinion
What if the same science that takes us to space holds the key to saving our planet?
What if the same science that takes us to space holds the key to saving our planet?
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
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Culture
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
Kate Davies, vocalist and guitarist of band Pupil Slicer, explains why the final seven-minute track on their new album Fleshwork deals with the injustices of the benefits system in Britain
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
Letter To My Younger Self
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
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