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Big Issue ambassador Kwajo Tweneboa launches podcast to reveal famous faces' humble beginnings
Big Issue ambassador Kwajo Tweneboa launches podcast to reveal famous faces' humble beginnings
Tweneboa made his name as a housing campaigner but his entry into the podcast world is focused on frank conversations with stars who have overcome tough starts in life and adversity to hit new heights
Bear Grylls puts focus on hidden homelessness in new short film: 'We can break the stigma'
Bear Grylls puts focus on hidden homelessness in new short film: 'We can break the stigma'
Labour pledges homelessness cash boost to help kids in temporary accommodation ahead of winter
Labour pledges homelessness cash boost to help kids in temporary accommodation ahead of winter
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
One mum's months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: 'I need answers'
One mum's months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: 'I need answers'
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: 'Too many people miss out'
Four people died while homeless every day in the UK last year: 'People continue to be failed'
Four people died while homeless every day in the UK last year: 'People continue to be failed'
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
Hidden crisis of fires ripping through Gypsy and Traveller sites is 'a fatal tragedy waiting to happen'
Hidden crisis of fires ripping through Gypsy and Traveller sites is 'a fatal tragedy waiting to happen'
Rent controls coming to Scotland as Holyrood passes 'ground-breaking' housing bill
Rent controls coming to Scotland as Holyrood passes 'ground-breaking' housing bill
Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?
Labour could replace two-child limit with a tapered system. Is it enough to tackle child poverty?
The Hack creator Jack Thorne: 'We're living in a world where no one seems to trust anything'
The Hack creator Jack Thorne: 'We're living in a world where no one seems to trust anything'
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
Russia is 'a threat to the whole world', warns Ukrainian war hero: 'Do not let the world forget'
Russia is 'a threat to the whole world', warns Ukrainian war hero: 'Do not let the world forget'
Tragic death of a Blackpool man sleeping in a tent dragged into asylum hotel row: 'It's entirely wrong'
Tragic death of a Blackpool man sleeping in a tent dragged into asylum hotel row: 'It's entirely wrong'
Brain disease linked to boxers and American football players found in homeless people
Brain disease linked to boxers and American football players found in homeless people
Cost of housing homeless people in temporary accommodation soars to £2.8bn
Cost of housing homeless people in temporary accommodation soars to £2.8bn
Bailiffs tried taking my kids' toys over council tax debt – people shouldn't have to go through this
