London

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
Free school meals

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all

Children in Tower Hamlets are the most likely to grow up in poverty, but they’re the first in Britain to get universal free school meals in secondary school

Mum whose daughter, 9, was killed by air pollution blasts Ulez critics
Environment

Mum whose daughter, 9, was killed by air pollution blasts Ulez critics

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s daughter Ella was killed by air pollution in London. She wants Ulez’s opponents to take the health crisis seriously

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
Homelessness

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK

Anton Wallich-Clifford founded homelessness charity Simon Community 60 years ago. Now campaigners want a blue plaque to acknowledge how he changed the face of homelessness for good

Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord
Housing

Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord

Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme
Ulez

Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme

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Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

In memory of my mother, 50 years after her death
John Bird

In memory of my mother, 50 years after her death

Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life
John Bird

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life

The ‘Ulez election’? After 8 years of Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip has bigger problems
ULEZ

The ‘Ulez election’? After 8 years of Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip has bigger problems

Special art exhibition opens in Shoreditch to raise money for Big Issue
My Dog Sighs

Special art exhibition opens in Shoreditch to raise money for Big Issue

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers
Our vendors

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers

The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Food banks

The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise
Climate crisis

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year
Rough sleeping

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year

Big Issue vendor Dave Martin reunited with Prince William as royal launches plan to end homelessness
Our vendors

Big Issue vendor Dave Martin reunited with Prince William as royal launches plan to end homelessness

Prince William opens London housing project offering cut-price rents to youngsters facing homelessness
Homelessness

Prince William opens London housing project offering cut-price rents to youngsters facing homelessness

Grenfell Inquiry: How far has the search for answers got?
Housing

Grenfell Inquiry: How far has the search for answers got?

Six years on from Grenfell: This is life in the shadow of the tower
Grenfell

Six years on from Grenfell: This is life in the shadow of the tower

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
Carers

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness

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Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’
Exclusive interview

Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’

Sadiq Khan says Shadwell fire homelessness ‘illustrates problems of overcrowding in London’
Housing

Sadiq Khan says Shadwell fire homelessness ‘illustrates problems of overcrowding in London’

Sadiq Khan rules out ever returning to Parliament
Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan rules out ever returning to Parliament

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
Employment

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit