London

More than 4,700 people are homeless on London's streets: 'The situation is terrible'
a man sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

More than 4,700 people are homeless on London's streets: 'The situation is terrible'

New statistics show a first year-on-year fall in rough sleeping in London for three years but charities warn the government’s upcoming homelessness strategy must ‘start building a system equipped to create a country free from homelessness’
Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: 'This family is owed respect'
Londoner Syed Alam shows the hole in his living room
Housing

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: 'This family is owed respect'

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it's safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it's safer than you think

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: 'People can rebuild their lives'
War

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: 'People can rebuild their lives'

Homelessness 'should not exist in a country that values human life', says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
World Homeless Day

Homelessness 'should not exist in a country that values human life', says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'
Benefits

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'

Oxford Street will go car-free for one day. We should pedestrianise central London all-year-round
Oxford Street

Oxford Street will go car-free for one day. We should pedestrianise central London all-year-round

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism'
independent cafes

Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism'

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid
Sam Delaney

Don't believe what people are saying about London – it's much safer than when I was a kid

Can modular housing help solve London's homelessness crisis?
Homelessness

Can modular housing help solve London's homelessness crisis?

Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers
a man playing flute sat in a frame
Homelessness

Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'
Food banks

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'

Rough sleeping in London 'nowhere near on track' to end by 2030
a homeless person lying on a bench
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London 'nowhere near on track' to end by 2030

Prince William's Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
Prince William visiting Centrepoint's Reuben House
Homelessness

Prince William's Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters

I bought Brixton Academy for £1
Live music

I bought Brixton Academy for £1

Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
Books

Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: 'He would always help everybody'
a photo of the tributes left on Big Issue vendor Neil Smith's pitch and his pet dog Honey
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: 'He would always help everybody'

This project offers homeless people a home for life: 'We want to end homelessness one person at a time'
Homelessness

This project offers homeless people a home for life: 'We want to end homelessness one person at a time'

The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
Regeneration

The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?

Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis
Two activists pictured with a Youth Home Owner Award
Housing

Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
a homeless man sitting on the street with his dog
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless
Renters Jules Zakolska and her partner are facing a no-fault eviction in Lambeth
Renting

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless

Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: 'There is nowhere to go'
Food banks

Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: 'There is nowhere to go'

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?
school children at desks
Schools

How worried should we really be about schools closing in London?