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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'
New research shows that one in five young people are in a family that has struggled to afford food in the last six months. That's as many as 2.5 million
'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
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
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'

Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
Community meals and workers' rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats' 'ghost kitchens'?

Community meals and workers' rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats' 'ghost kitchens'?
Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
