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‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’
LGBT+ veterans

‘My partner died of Aids and no one knew because it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces’

Patrick Lyster-Todd shares his story of grief, homelessness and a mental-health crisis when it was illegal to be gay in the armed forces. He calls for justice and compensation for the people who lost so much

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system
Addiction

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system

The government has promised to boost funding for drug and alcohol treatment, but it also needs to offer support for families of the addicted.

Has Manchester found an innovative way to tackle begging?
Homelessness

Has Manchester found an innovative way to tackle begging?

People caught begging on Manchester’s streets are sent to the street engagement hub to get support rather than facing a fine. It’s an idea that has the Met Police and government looking on with interest

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

Are we witnessing the end of self-employed creatives?
Work

Are we witnessing the end of self-employed creatives?

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From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?
Just stop oil

From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation
Environment

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation

How communities are tackling the digital divide
Digital inclusion

How communities are tackling the digital divide

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023
Campaigning

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end
Social housing

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end

More than 8 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Europe but only 1 in 3 have found work
Ukraine

More than 8 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Europe but only 1 in 3 have found work

‘I’ve had two eviction notices while battling cancer’: How Cornwall’s renters are facing homelessness
Homelessness

‘I’ve had two eviction notices while battling cancer’: How Cornwall’s renters are facing homelessness

What next for Carly Burd, the woman whose allotment sabotage became a story of hope?
Crowdfunding

What next for Carly Burd, the woman whose allotment sabotage became a story of hope?

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people
Inclusive work

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people

‘We just want our homes not to hurt us’: Disabled people trapped in temporary accommodation
Accessible housing

‘We just want our homes not to hurt us’: Disabled people trapped in temporary accommodation

How the UK prison system ‘sets people up to fail’
Prisons

How the UK prison system ‘sets people up to fail’

Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo’s help?
recruitment

Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo’s help?

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
exclusive

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Water pollution

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution

‘If we can fix it, we will’: The Fixing Factory, where broken appliances get another chance
The Fixing Factory

‘If we can fix it, we will’: The Fixing Factory, where broken appliances get another chance

Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents
Disability

Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents

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These millionaires want to be taxed more. Here’s why
Activism

These millionaires want to be taxed more. Here’s why

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature
profile

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew
natural history

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew

John McAvoy was one of Britain’s most wanted criminals. Now he’s an athlete changing the lives of vulnerable young people
Sport

John McAvoy was one of Britain’s most wanted criminals. Now he’s an athlete changing the lives of vulnerable young people