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environment and community

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

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

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Nigel Farage
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before
10Foot Takeover

I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Ariyon Bakare

Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency

Labour's billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?
A person on a bile rides down a street
Community energy

Labour's billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?

Graffiti writer Fume: 'All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me'
10Foot Takeover

Graffiti writer Fume: 'All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me'

Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Probation service

Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
10Foot Takeover

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life

'We don't live single issue lives': This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars
Trans rights

'We don't live single issue lives': This exhibition is celebrating trans joy amid the culture wars

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive
Gaza

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'
TV

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently
B Corp Month

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Matt Staniek

Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over

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