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France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg - why can’t the UK?
Plastic pollution

France has banned plastic packaging on fruit and veg - why can’t the UK?

New Year’s Eve restrictions: What are the rules in my area?
the new year's eve restrictions where you are
Politics

New Year’s Eve restrictions: What are the rules in my area?

When will people affected by homelessness get a Covid-19 vaccine?
Vaccine on a tray with swabs and a band-aid
Housing

When will people affected by homelessness get a Covid-19 vaccine?

The growing movement to end UK waste incineration
Air pollution

The growing movement to end UK waste incineration

What is hybrid working? Is it the future?
Future of work

What is hybrid working? Is it the future?

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future
A child with a Christmas tree for the festive time of year. Illustration: CSA Images/Getty
David George Haskell

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future

The Downing Street Christmas party explained: A timeline of the scandal
number 10, downing street party
Partygate

The Downing Street Christmas party explained: A timeline of the scandal

How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner
Christmas

How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner

Why your clothes might be killing the planet - and where to source sustainable fashion
Fast fashion

Why your clothes might be killing the planet - and where to source sustainable fashion

The government sleaze scandal explained as new report calls for consultancy work ban
Boris Johnson who is accused of UK government corruption
sleaze scandal

The government sleaze scandal explained as new report calls for consultancy work ban

Green business: Four expert tips for making your company sustainable
Sustainability

Green business: Four expert tips for making your company sustainable

What was agreed at COP26 - and can we call it a success?
Environment

What was agreed at COP26 - and can we call it a success?

Will the Environment Bill stop sewage being dumped in rivers? - and how did MPs vote?
Environment

Will the Environment Bill stop sewage being dumped in rivers? - and how did MPs vote?

Why climate change hits women harder than men
Environment

Why climate change hits women harder than men

How the government's net zero strategy will affect you
Environment

How the government's net zero strategy will affect you

This map reveals how much raw sewage is being dumped into your local river
A river in some woodlands
Environment

This map reveals how much raw sewage is being dumped into your local river

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
Social Justice

Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Dozens of Insulate Britain protesters have been arrested.
Insulate Britain

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?

Explained: The real cost of homelessness
cost of homelessness
Housing

Explained: The real cost of homelessness

National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson's social care plans mean for you
News

National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson's social care plans mean for you