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Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don't show it
Young people are at high risk of homelessness and exploitation.
Melissa Gilpin

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don't show it

I'm an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Haider Yaqub

I'm an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever

Fossil fuel industries 'worried' after clean energy powered 40% of world's electricity needs in 2024
Clean energy

Fossil fuel industries 'worried' after clean energy powered 40% of world's electricity needs in 2024

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity
A still from the film Seven Jewish Children – A Film for Gaza
Israel

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law
Sally Halsall, the mother of Alex Henry, who is in prison for murder under the joint enterprise doctrine. Image: Supplied
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah stands with a statue of her daughter, Ella
Air pollution

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Just Stop Oil
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

'Neighbours are more trusted than government': When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
A person in a door receives a package of toilet roll from a person in a high-vis jacket
Community

'Neighbours are more trusted than government': When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'
Letter To My Younger Self

Football legend David James: 'I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool'

London's Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy
Many taxi drivers have seen earnings plummet.
Daniel Reast & Sam Pooke

London's Black Cabs are iconic. But their future is in jeopardy

'You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact': Big Issue's Covid heroes, five years on
Five years since the pandemic

'You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact': Big Issue's Covid heroes, five years on

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister
Energy minister Michael Shanks
Community energy

Communities that build solar panels and wind farms should get cheaper bills, says Labour minister

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
A group of people in reflective vests stand by a van
Five years since the pandemic

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?

Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'
Immigration

Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
10Foot Takeover

We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder

Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life
Letters

Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life

BBC's Crongton is a 'celebration of Alex Wheatle's incredible life and powerful stories'
Crongton imagery
TV

BBC's Crongton is a 'celebration of Alex Wheatle's incredible life and powerful stories'

Alan Moore salutes the 'ramshackle institution' that changed his life
10Foot Takeover

Alan Moore salutes the 'ramshackle institution' that changed his life

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