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No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why
Tim Naor Hilton

No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why

Far from 'strangers', new statistics show that people seeking safety in the UK have deep roots here, writes Refugee Action's Tim Naor Hilton
Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened
Basic income

Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here's what happened

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
Books

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you've probably never heard of
Hassane Hamadou

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you've probably never heard of

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Alex Firth and Michael Garcia Bochenek

Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'
Former elite swimmer Michael Gunning poses against a green NSPCC background
Sport

Swimmer Michael Gunning: 'Sport can be toxic – but everybody deserves to feel safe taking part'

Springwatch's Chris Packham: 'It's tough out there for life'
TV

Springwatch's Chris Packham: 'It's tough out there for life'

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
prison overcrowding
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough
John Bird

The UK's political map is changing almost overnight. Starmer will have to get tough

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
Sidney Ewing and Gini Simpson

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it
Prison gates and barbed wire
Sonya Ruparel

We have an historic opportunity to stop setting women in prison up to fail. We cannot miss it

'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home
Community

'This place is a vital force for good': An off-grid community's desperate fight to save their home

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: 'Britishness should be something that we all have a part in'
Music

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: 'Britishness should be something that we all have a part in'

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit
The cast of Public Interest
Evie Manning

This new play uses rap to tell the story of people in prison for crimes they didn't commit

The flowers are listening – so we'd better start talking sense
Paul McNamee

The flowers are listening – so we'd better start talking sense

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
Black Lives Matter

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?

Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high
Close Up Of Senior Woman In Wheelchair With Energy Bill By Radiator In Cost Of Living Energy Crisis
Energy bills

Energy price cap fall is a 'massive relief' – but bills still remain punishingly high

The far-right's resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter
Dr Aaron Winter

The far-right's resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain
Ely riots

Ely riots, two years on: A Cardiff community pulling itself back together holds lessons for Britain

The end of Gaza's Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people
Khalid Javid

The end of Gaza's Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back
Changing river pollution to boost housebuilding has enraged the RSPB
James Wallace

Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans
Photography

Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: 'The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?'
RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 winner Ginger Johnson
LGBTQ+

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: 'The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?'

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans
Sunray: Fallen Soldier film starring Tip Cullen
Tip Cullen

I became an actor after 30 years as a Royal Marine. Here's what people need to know about veterans

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?
Democracy

The way Wales does elections is all about to change. But could it pave the way for Reform UK?

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