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What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George's flags across England means for national identity

For some, it’s a dose of patriotism amid the national doom, for others a far-right driven powerplay to intimidate immigrants. Here’s what the surge in flag flying means and how to beat the sinister undertones 
Children's television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Kids' entertainment

Children's television has moved online. Parents, be wary

Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun
Parkrun runners
Asylum protests

Revealed: Asylum hotel protests dwarfed by runners going to Parkrun

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Erin Mansell

Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?

My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn't even get an apology
Criminal justice

My life was ruined when I was wrongly convicted of a sex crime – I didn't even get an apology

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Is it time for Herbie the sentient Volkswagen Beetle to go bananas once again?
Film

Is it time for Herbie the sentient Volkswagen Beetle to go bananas once again?

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail
a pitchfork in the soil at an allotment
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let's dig into the detail

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children's health is getting worse in the UK
a child having pulse checked
Child poverty

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children's health is getting worse in the UK

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago
Criminal justice

2,600 forgotten prisoners left to rot indefinitely under 'inhumane' sentences outlawed 12 years ago

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?
Alannah-Jayne Simpson and her two boys.
Buy Now, Pay Later

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
UK Riots

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be
Film

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be

Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make 'no difference at all' to 140,000 children in poverty
A small child's hand holds an adult's finger
Two-child limit

Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make 'no difference at all' to 140,000 children in poverty

The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
Regeneration

The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?

Can building homes around and above railways help get Labour's housebuilding plan on track?
Housing

Can building homes around and above railways help get Labour's housebuilding plan on track?

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here's why
Madeline Potter

Everything you think you know about Romani people is probably wrong – here's why

Labour's new Family Hubs are the 'successor' to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?
Sure Start

Labour's new Family Hubs are the 'successor' to Sure Start. As child poverty rises, will they work?

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Economics
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
Good Place Lettings boss Ben Rayner
RENTING

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness

Next stop, Wrexham! Why you should holiday in Britain's least-loved places
Tourism

Next stop, Wrexham! Why you should holiday in Britain's least-loved places

Whatever happened to Make Poverty History?
Make Poverty History

Whatever happened to Make Poverty History?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
Oasis

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer's government? Maybe. But only on one condition

PIP cuts are paused after 'shambolic' series of U-turns – but is it enough to rebuild trust in Labour?
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

PIP cuts are paused after 'shambolic' series of U-turns – but is it enough to rebuild trust in Labour?

Here's why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer's benefits bill: 'It's not the Labour way'
Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

Here's why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer's benefits bill: 'It's not the Labour way'