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I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde tells Big Issue about finding her place in Britain as a refugee
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for 'political policing'?
As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for 'political policing'?
Inside the food banks seeing 'highest demand ever seen' as cost of living harms families
Inside the food banks seeing 'highest demand ever seen' as cost of living harms families
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: 'I want my children to have a safe life'
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: 'I want my children to have a safe life'
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
Social services threatened to take refugee's newborn baby away in row over horror hostel
Social services threatened to take refugee's newborn baby away in row over horror hostel
The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it's eco-populism or bust
The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it's eco-populism or bust
Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Britain's embrace of Vietnam's 'boat people' is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Britain's embrace of Vietnam's 'boat people' is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'
I'm a gay asylum seeker – the UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
I'm a gay asylum seeker – the UK's immigration system is designed to dehumanise people like me
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it's a lifeline
Integration is not a buzzword. For refugees in the UK, it's a lifeline
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: 'There is nowhere to go'
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: 'There is nowhere to go'
From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
From the utterly profane to the thoroughly sacred: How football chants became the folk music of today
This women's library just became a 'library of sanctuary' for refugees and asylum seekers
This women's library just became a 'library of sanctuary' for refugees and asylum seekers
Sizewell C nuclear plant isn't perfect. But it's a necessary step if we're to avoid 'dunkelflaute'
Sizewell C nuclear plant isn't perfect. But it's a necessary step if we're to avoid 'dunkelflaute'
Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?
Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?
Labour has committed to a warm homes breakthrough – but we're not out of the cold yet
