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Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza
Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza
Pippa Murray, CEO and founder of Pip & Nut, writes about the food sector's silence on Gaza and government inaction – and why she mobilised 150 food leaders to speak out
Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'
Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: 'It just can't go on'
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: 'It just can't go on'
Young people struggling to afford food face 'stigma' when seeking help: 'We don't feel welcome'
Young people struggling to afford food face 'stigma' when seeking help: 'We don't feel welcome'
'It's easier to buy a vape than an apple': How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK
'It's easier to buy a vape than an apple': How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'
This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'
Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end 'postcode lottery', government told
Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end 'postcode lottery', government told
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine's frontline
Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine's frontline
Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: 'Hunger is solvable'
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: 'Hunger is solvable'
How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Food banks receiving 'rotten' donations from supermarkets 'not fit for human consumption'
Food banks receiving 'rotten' donations from supermarkets 'not fit for human consumption'
Big Issue's new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Big Issue's new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before
I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
This is the 'most thoughtful and inspiring' food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
This is the 'most thoughtful and inspiring' food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'
