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

‘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

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

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
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
Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable

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

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

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

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: 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

Big Issue mural transforms Shoreditch street into store for magazine sellers
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services

The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise

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

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

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

Prince William opens London housing project offering cut-price rents to youngsters facing homelessness
Grenfell Inquiry: How far has the search for answers got?

Grenfell Inquiry: How far has the search for answers got?
Six years on from Grenfell: This is life in the shadow of the tower

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

Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’

Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’
Sadiq Khan says Shadwell fire homelessness ‘illustrates problems of overcrowding in London’

Sadiq Khan says Shadwell fire homelessness ‘illustrates problems of overcrowding in London’
Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
