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This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation
inflation/ cost of living calculator
Cost of living crisis

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?
inflation
Inflation

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?

Air pollution: How does the UK compare to other countries?
shanghai covered in smog likely due to air pollution
Environment

Air pollution: How does the UK compare to other countries?

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder
council tax
Cost of Living crisis

Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder

How all men can join the fight to end violence against women
Violence Against Women

How all men can join the fight to end violence against women

What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?
energy bills
Energy bills

What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
Protesters hold up flags and placards at a protest in London on October 1, 2022.
Strike action

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?

Will there be a general strike in 2023?
Industrial action

Will there be a general strike in 2023?

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing
cold weather payment
Cost of living crisis

How to get the cold weather payment as UK temperatures drop below freezing

Cash for cans? What you need to know about the government's new recycling reward scheme
Plastic bottle waste set for recycling in Delhi.
Recycling

Cash for cans? What you need to know about the government's new recycling reward scheme

Here's when and where nurses are going on strike
NHS

Here's when and where nurses are going on strike

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness
Housing

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?
A street cleaner collects a bag of waste from a public bin.
Employment

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?

Why are NHS ambulance workers going on strike?
Ambulances queue outside the Royal Cornwall Hospital
NHS

Why are NHS ambulance workers going on strike?

Here are the 10 MPs making the most money on top of their salaries
MP second jobs
MPs

Here are the 10 MPs making the most money on top of their salaries

When are the train strikes in January 2023 and why are they still happening?
Train strikes

When are the train strikes in January 2023 and why are they still happening?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why buying vegan leather isn't as sustainable as you might think
leather jacket
Sustainability

Why buying vegan leather isn't as sustainable as you might think

Veganuary: Does going vegan help climate change?
Veganism

Veganuary: Does going vegan help climate change?

Cop15 is over. What progress was made?
Cop15
Cop15

Cop15 is over. What progress was made?

Postal strikes dates: When are the Royal Mail walkouts this December 2022 and why?
Royal Mail workers hold signs saying yes to strike action
Strikes

Postal strikes dates: When are the Royal Mail walkouts this December 2022 and why?