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Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

As US–Denmark tensions over Greenland continue, experts explain why the US vs Denmark Winter Olympics hockey clash could carry political significance.
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: 'I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills'
Protests outside Rockstar Games' parent company Take Two Interactive's London headquarters
Employment

Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: 'I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills'

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
apprentices at PfP Thrive
Housing

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say
hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: 'We should have one in every town'
Harbour Project resident Darren Rowe
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: 'We should have one in every town'

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
someone stroking moflin
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Ferndale Rise in Cambridge before and after renovation
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

Britain's obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
A person stepping onto weighing scales
Health

Britain's obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

This is what it's like to fall into hidden homelessness: 'I felt like a burden'
An illustration of a house cut out of a background
Homelessness

This is what it's like to fall into hidden homelessness: 'I felt like a burden'

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
Exodus Eyob who died after falling from a seventh-floor flat
Housing

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Darren McGarvey
Health inequalities

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on
Recovering addict Sarah took part in a personalised budgets trial
Homelessness

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here's what they spent their money on

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness
Good Place Lettings boss Ben Rayner
RENTING

Rise of the good landlords: Inside the movement to make the private rental sector tackle homelessness

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: 'We try to make the students smile'
Students at Gaza Great Minds
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: 'We try to make the students smile'

Inside the food banks seeing 'highest demand ever seen' as cost of living harms families
Food preparation and the cafe at Granville Community Kitchen in North West London. Image: Mary Turner/ IFAN
Food banks

Inside the food banks seeing 'highest demand ever seen' as cost of living harms families

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
Marie Maubouche
Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'

'How many more children must die?': British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza's people starve
A protest for Gaza and Palestine outside Wesminister.
Gaza

'How many more children must die?': British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza's people starve

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales future generations commissioner Derek Walker
Future Generations

Wales' future generations commissioner warns we're not doing enough for people yet to be born

We're the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
a person holding someone's hand
Modern slavery

We're the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Sally Becker on her first mission 'Operation Angel' in Bosnia in 1993
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

Cancer is even more deadly when you're homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
health navigators at homeless hostel
Homelessness

Cancer is even more deadly when you're homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that

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