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Liberate your lawn: Here’s why you should do ‘No Mow May’ and rewild your garden
Two red faced children and a man sit in a meadow in summer surrounded by long grass and wildflowers
Biodiversity

Liberate your lawn: Here’s why you should do ‘No Mow May’ and rewild your garden

Social Bite serves up a solution to homelessness with new flagship café
Social Justice

Social Bite serves up a solution to homelessness with new flagship café

Uber Eats and Bolt ranked UK's worst gig economy companies for working conditions
a man aproaches a restaurant counter with a paper bag saying
Workers' rights

Uber Eats and Bolt ranked UK's worst gig economy companies for working conditions

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’
rough sleepers in London
Rough sleeping

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’

Londoners rally to support 16 survivors of fatal fire on edge of homelessness
London housing

Londoners rally to support 16 survivors of fatal fire on edge of homelessness

‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits
River Pollution

‘Record’ fine imposed on polluter is just 0.3% of pre-tax profits

Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline
voter ID, local elections 2023
Politics

Calls to scrap voter ID requirement as just 85,000 apply for free photo ID by deadline

'Anger' as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
trussell trust food banks
Cost of living crisis

'Anger' as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion's four-day 'The Big One' protest
Extinction Rebellion The Big One
Protest

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion's four-day 'The Big One' protest

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’
Tim Curry in Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show
LGBT+

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’

Cost-of-Living Crisis: Find expert advice & real-life stories in the free Big Issue Talks Money magazine
Big Issue Talks Money

Cost-of-Living Crisis: Find expert advice & real-life stories in the free Big Issue Talks Money magazine

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground
Extinction Rebellion, The Big One
Activism

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
social housing tenants like Michael Savell are being overcharged for service charges
Social housing

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords
Illustration of a person bending bars
Criminal justice system

End Friday releases for prisoners so they can access housing and health services, Big Issue founder tells Lords

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year
homeless deaths
Homelessness

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is calling for more support for renters
Renting

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live
universal credit
Cost of living crisis

Millions of people on universal credit do not have enough money to live

Greenwashing companies should be 'named and shamed' to help consumers choose
wind turbines are key in transition to net zero
Greenwashing

Greenwashing companies should be 'named and shamed' to help consumers choose

Rita Ora: It's important to remind people I came to the UK as a refugee
Rita Ora performing at Heaven in 2023. Photo: @hogieaaa__
exclusive

Rita Ora: It's important to remind people I came to the UK as a refugee

One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
young person in housing
Housing crisis

One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health