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UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds
UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds
LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Migrant care worker left homeless after being 'exploited' UK employer: 'It's a national scandal'
Migrant care worker left homeless after being 'exploited' UK employer: 'It's a national scandal'
Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit
Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit
'Much more stressful': Women less likely than men to have an 'appropriate' work at home space
'Much more stressful': Women less likely than men to have an 'appropriate' work at home space
Music in schools delivers an essential pathway out of poverty – here's how
Music in schools delivers an essential pathway out of poverty – here's how
We're the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
We're the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Don't justify spending cuts with 'overinflated' promises on AI, Labour told: 'AI isn't perfect'
Don't justify spending cuts with 'overinflated' promises on AI, Labour told: 'AI isn't perfect'
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
World War II made America great. Trump's trade war could finally be its undoing
World War II made America great. Trump's trade war could finally be its undoing
Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for 'significant hit' from Trump's tariff war
Scottish whisky and salmon exporters brace for 'significant hit' from Trump's tariff war
This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
'People are sick and traumatised': How Germany's wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained
'People are sick and traumatised': How Germany's wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained
DWP urged to withdraw 'dangerous' and 'inaccessible' consultation into benefit cuts
DWP urged to withdraw 'dangerous' and 'inaccessible' consultation into benefit cuts
Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what's next?
Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what's next?
British Steel could be nationalised. Here's what that means for workers and the country
British Steel could be nationalised. Here's what that means for workers and the country
Why working as a butcher's boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI
Why working as a butcher's boy made me feel like an earlier version of AI
Will Trump send us into a global recession? Potentially, say experts – but austerity not the answer
Will Trump send us into a global recession? Potentially, say experts – but austerity not the answer
I'm a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
