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environment and community

'Heartbreak' for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April
hob
Energy bills

'Heartbreak' for millions of Brits as energy bills to rise by more than expected from April

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK's horror homes could pay for itself
DIY
Housing

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK's horror homes could pay for itself

Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis
Energy meter
Energy bills

Most households paying £750 a year more for energy bills than before cost of living crisis

Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up
Paul McNamee

Climate change is keeping food from our plates. It's time for big business to step up

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it
praxis no recourse to public funds group. image of campaigners
Uche

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won't accept them. Here's one way to fix that
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won't accept them. Here's one way to fix that

I'm gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me
Jo Bailey

I'm gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me

Ban on puberty blockers is unjust – but young trans people can endure and thrive despite it
LGBTQ+ rights protest
Cleo Madeleine

Ban on puberty blockers is unjust – but young trans people can endure and thrive despite it

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
elderly woman washing food in tap water
Andy Slaughter MP

Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners
Lucila Granada

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners

EastEnders at 40: How Britain's soaps became the soul of the nation
TV

EastEnders at 40: How Britain's soaps became the soul of the nation

'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling
Thames Water

'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
Lib Dem MP for Tunbridge Wells, Mike Martin
Defence

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Day

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money

It's Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him
Random Acts of Kindness

It's Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him

Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 
Amanda Porter

Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Clara Amfo: 'You will never lose learning about how somebody else lives differently to you'
Presenter and broadcaster Clara Amfo
Film

Clara Amfo: 'You will never lose learning about how somebody else lives differently to you'

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

Our history is way queerer than you think – here's why that matters
Justin Bengry

Our history is way queerer than you think – here's why that matters

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the 'pain and hope' of women in prison
Art

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the 'pain and hope' of women in prison

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