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Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

As Elon Musk nears trillionaire status, campaigners at Everyone Hates Elon are calling for the UK government to take action against billionaires in their autumn budget
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Child hunger is a ‘damning indictment’ of Britain, says Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
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Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’

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23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’

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Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact

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Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto

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I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies

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What is child benefit and can I claim it?

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What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?

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DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

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Mike Turner, Kings Chase, Kingswood, Bristol

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Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 
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Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 

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Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals

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Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there

Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget
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Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package should be a call to action for Labour this budget

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
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I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change
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Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: ‘It made me who I am today’

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