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Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t
Rishi Sunak stands in front of a lectern and looks at Ursula von der Leyen, who is speaking at her lectern
Brexit

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
energy debt spain
Cost of living crisis

41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is 'living on a different planet'
coffey/ cost of living/ turnips
Cost of living crisis

Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is 'living on a different planet'

The future of levelling up looks bleak - even Labour's plans will hold back local areas
Daniel Reast

The future of levelling up looks bleak - even Labour's plans will hold back local areas

5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
Four-day working week

5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial

Disabled people are missing out on the government's cost of living payments. This needs to change
cost of living help for households
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disabled people are missing out on the government's cost of living payments. This needs to change

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern - what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership
Rainbow Murray

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern - what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister
Nicola Sturgeon resigns
SCOTLAND

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder
council tax
Cost of Living crisis

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder

Britain on strike: Have we reached boiling point?
Strike action

Britain on strike: Have we reached boiling point?

Pitchfork's viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining
Måneskin at Eurovision
Rock

Pitchfork's viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

From Weetabix to the death penalty: Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson's controversial comments
Politics

From Weetabix to the death penalty: Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson's controversial comments

Another day, another housing minister
Paul McNamee

Another day, another housing minister

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters
press freedom, extinction rebellion
Press freedom

New laws could make it easier to arrest journalists. Here’s why that matters

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
A statue of Gandhi
History

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales
Wales future generations
Big Futures

100 people making a difference for future generations in Wales

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Media literacy is the only thing standing in the way of the next Andrew Tate
Bejay Mulenga

Media literacy is the only thing standing in the way of the next Andrew Tate

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
Julieann Campbell

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
Chimp
Paul McNamee

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won't the government listen?
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won't the government listen?

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