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One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population
pensioner poverty ageing population
James Rose

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays?
Free school meals/ Easter holidays
Free school meals

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays?

'I felt intimidated': Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds
mary on a climbing wall
Disability rights

'I felt intimidated': Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds

'Pull your finger out': Can Keir Starmer really deliver change for those crying out for it?
Politics

'Pull your finger out': Can Keir Starmer really deliver change for those crying out for it?

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Letters

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues

We can all agree politics isn't much of a laugh. Here's how to rediscover fun after the election
General Election 2024

We can all agree politics isn't much of a laugh. Here's how to rediscover fun after the election

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
keir starmer labour leader
Sabine Goodwin

Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government

Dear Keir Starmer, I'm a single mum and NHS worker. Please don't make me regret voting for you
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street
Tayyaba Siddiqui

Dear Keir Starmer, I'm a single mum and NHS worker. Please don't make me regret voting for you

Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Keir Starmer
Poverty

Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?

Things can only get better... if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
labour keir starmer
Helen Barnard

Things can only get better... if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Behind the scenes

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors

What happens if the Tories win?
Rishi Sunak after calling the 4 July general election
Adam Barnett

What happens if the Tories win?

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect
person with head in hands
Sarah Cunningham

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits
Exclusive

Jess Phillips on why Labour is the party for women and terminally ill sister-in-law's fight for benefits

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
person looking out of window
Will Snell

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029

Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula
Calvin Demba, star of Netflix's Supacell
TV

Supacell star Calvin Demba on race, male bravado and breaking the modern superhero formula

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters

Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes
Dr Jennifer Walters

I help refugees with their mental health. This is the toll our asylum system takes

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
'no more years of hurt' on a scarf - women's aid domestic abuse at the euros campaign imagery
Teresa Parker

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, speaks at an event
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'

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