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environment and community

Prisons minister James Timpson: 'We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it's stabilising'
My Big Year

Prisons minister James Timpson: 'We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it's stabilising'

Can Christmas save Britain's high streets? It's complicated, experts say
High Street

Can Christmas save Britain's high streets? It's complicated, experts say

'Daylight robbery': Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years
homeless heatwave
Water bills

'Daylight robbery': Fury as water bills to rise by £31 per year over next five years

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots
protesters surround a police van
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right 'activism' police ignored ahead of summer riots

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
woman in prison
Lucy Russell

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: 'We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever'
Tia Kofi
Drag

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: 'We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever'

Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here's what it means for your bills and your wallet
Water crisis

Thames Water secures £3bn emergency bailout – here's what it means for your bills and your wallet

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Khaled Alesmael, an LGBTQ+ writer from Syria
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can 'level up' England in a way the Tories never could
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
Local government

Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can 'level up' England in a way the Tories never could

Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer... How Gen Z must envy us!
Letters

Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer... How Gen Z must envy us!

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Interview

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: 'People are suffering'
Care leavers

Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: 'People are suffering'

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: 'As a Black drag queen, I'm political… even when I don't want to be'
Drag

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: 'As a Black drag queen, I'm political… even when I don't want to be'

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under 'gay ban' to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Craig Jones

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under 'gay ban' to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
Composite image of politicians Rory Stewart, Eluned Morgan and Carla Denyer
2024

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024

'Complete disaster': Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
Thames Water

'Complete disaster': Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
A UNICEF worker holds a child outside a shelter center in Homs, Syria
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain
rishi sunak/ child poverty
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
Adam Barnett

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers

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