environment and community

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence
Rayyan Aboobaker

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence

Right now, there will be schools across the UK preparing to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. In other schools, there will be silence
Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: 'I'm a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I'm invested in nature'
Drag star Tia Kofi in green gloves
LGBTQ+

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: 'I'm a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I'm invested in nature'

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Tim Wainwright

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
Norena Shopland

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
Oxford street
15-minute cities

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
a barman serving a pint at the pub
Social Justice

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
A picture of people playing football
Simon Blake

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
Britain's birds

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes
A general view of Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex
Michael Bochenek and Alex Firth

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband visit an energy provider training centre
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
A family supported by Platform for Social Housing in the Czech Republic looking out their balcony
Housing

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

'It won't work': Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
A dripping tap against dappled sunlight
Water

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here's why it's such a good idea
Private jet at Orlando airport with door open
Private jets

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here's why it's such a good idea

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: 'Money is never enough'
Family hubs

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: 'Money is never enough'

How the UK's only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: 'Cash is the issue'
Food banks

How the UK's only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: 'Cash is the issue'

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
A person buying products at a social supermarket at the Spring Community Hub.
Sabine Goodwin

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Thames Water

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'
TV

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Pranesh Narayanan

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
education secretary Bridget Phillipson meets children at a breakfast club
Child poverty

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'