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My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity
protesters hold two slogans saying 'no human is illegal'
Miguel

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
Brad Kella
Music

The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'

A 'truly catastrophic' flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast
Floods

A 'truly catastrophic' flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast

Why I switched sides to stop UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Members of South Lakes Action on Climate Change celebrate preventing a coal mine in Cumbria
Maggie Mason

Why I switched sides to stop UK's first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

Welcome to Big Issue's Big Community
Big Community

Welcome to Big Issue's Big Community

'Poverty is out of control': Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
Poverty

'Poverty is out of control': Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them
Michael Fish illustration
Weather

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them

Nadhim Zahawi: 'The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim'
Nadim Zahawi
Letter to my Younger Self

Nadhim Zahawi: 'The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim'

'Destitution by design': UK's 'hostile environment' has left thousands destitute and homeless
A rough sleeper's belongings
Immigration

'Destitution by design': UK's 'hostile environment' has left thousands destitute and homeless

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity's grip on women in autumn budget
Ignacia Pinto

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity's grip on women in autumn budget

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here's how it's changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Shannon Trust prison mentors
Prisons

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here's how it's changing life behind bars amid a crisis

Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?

Nadhim Zahawi: 'We're supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi'
Former politician Nadhim Zahawi
Politics

Nadhim Zahawi: 'We're supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi'

Letters: There's no way I'll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There's no way I'll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
TV

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
Books

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
25 community leaders in Leicester came together as part of a Citizens UK initiative to show support and compassion for asylum seekers housed in local hotels.
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
Music

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy

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