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Christmas on the picket line: What it's like being on strike during the festive season
Christmas

Christmas on the picket line: What it's like being on strike during the festive season

Meet the inventors 'on a mission to make plastic disappear' – with seaweed
Two mean smile while holding sheets of seaweed up by their heads
Plastic

Meet the inventors 'on a mission to make plastic disappear' – with seaweed

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas
Bethlehem Baubles
Ethical Shopping

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland
A sign saying
Rent freeze

What impact would a rent freeze have? Just ask tenants in Scotland

How The Salvation Army is helping homeless people find work
Employment

How The Salvation Army is helping homeless people find work

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh
Meet the maker

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh

Like many pets, Rocky lost his home due to the cost of living. But there is hope
Rocky the labrador
a Dog's life

Like many pets, Rocky lost his home due to the cost of living. But there is hope

The cost of living crisis is making it harder for domestic violence victims to leave their abusers
domestic abuse
Domestic violence

The cost of living crisis is making it harder for domestic violence victims to leave their abusers

‘I feel extremely conflicted’: England fans on whether they’re watching the World Cup
Qatar World Cup

‘I feel extremely conflicted’: England fans on whether they’re watching the World Cup

Wilko Johnson 'inspired a generation to do something different with their guitars'
Wilko Johnson with Alex Kapranos
in memory

Wilko Johnson 'inspired a generation to do something different with their guitars'

'The government takes advantage of our love': Families caring for child relatives plead for help
kinship carer Katie
Cost of living crisis

'The government takes advantage of our love': Families caring for child relatives plead for help

Ryan Reynolds: 'The great gift about getting older is you become more comfortable with sucking'
Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell in
Interview

Ryan Reynolds: 'The great gift about getting older is you become more comfortable with sucking'

80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain's new safety net
William Beveridge
Welfare state

80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain's new safety net

The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs
Christmas art wrapping paper
Christmas

The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs

English National Opera is in a fight for its life
Jolyon Loy and Anne Marie Stanley
Music

English National Opera is in a fight for its life

Frustrated with Cop27? Here are 5 ingenious climate action groups changing the world
cop27, ashden awards
Climate crisis

Frustrated with Cop27? Here are 5 ingenious climate action groups changing the world

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance

A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

Bafta Breakthrough: 'Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen'
The Bafta Breakthrough 2022 cohort includes Nell Barlow, Joanna Boateng, Jack Rooke, Paul Sng and Marley Morrison
Culture

Bafta Breakthrough: 'Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen'

‘I’m paying £9k a year to sofa surf’ The university students facing homelessness
University students homeless
Homelessness

‘I’m paying £9k a year to sofa surf’ The university students facing homelessness

Channel 4 at 40: 21 shows that changed the political and cultural landscape
Derry Girls
TV history

Channel 4 at 40: 21 shows that changed the political and cultural landscape