Here's why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers - and what you can do about it
The River Derwent. Tory MPs voted down amendments to stop water companies dumping sewage in rivers and seas. Photo: © Malcolm Coils (cc-by-sa/2.0)
Sewage pollution

Here's why sewage is being dumped into seas and rivers - and what you can do about it

90% of rented homes in England unaffordable for people on housing benefit
housing benefit
RENTING

90% of rented homes in England unaffordable for people on housing benefit

Homeless outreach group offers sleeping bags to those in need after huge donation
Streets Kitchen
Homelessness

Homeless outreach group offers sleeping bags to those in need after huge donation

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car in Big Issue exclusive
arctic monkeys singer alex turner leans into a microphone while singing and wearing an open pale blue shirt and sunglasses
Global exclusive

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car in Big Issue exclusive

Scotland’s new wind farm could reduce energy bills
Seagreen
Energy crisis

Scotland’s new wind farm could reduce energy bills

Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Drought

Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years

New PM must prevent soaring homelessness from becoming Tories’ ‘tragic legacy’
Homelessness
HOMELESSNESS

New PM must prevent soaring homelessness from becoming Tories’ ‘tragic legacy’

TUC unveils 'road map' to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy
Minium wage

TUC unveils 'road map' to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy

£150 cost of living disability payment is not enough, charities warn
Cost of living crisis

£150 cost of living disability payment is not enough, charities warn

NUS warns 'no amount of budgeting' will stop university students falling into poverty
Higher education

NUS warns 'no amount of budgeting' will stop university students falling into poverty

Government told to double payments for Ukraine refugee hosts amid homelessness warning
Ukraine refugees
UKRAINE

Government told to double payments for Ukraine refugee hosts amid homelessness warning

Labour MP demands government supports small businesses with skyrocketing energy bills
Blake
Social Justice

Labour MP demands government supports small businesses with skyrocketing energy bills

Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills
Energy bills

Revealed: The areas set to be hit hardest by soaring energy bills

Here's what you get if you ask airlines what they can do about the climate crisis
Image of a plane in the sky.
Aviation

Here's what you get if you ask airlines what they can do about the climate crisis

CEOs are now paid 109 times more than the average worker
CEO pay
Business

CEOs are now paid 109 times more than the average worker

Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists
Employment

Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar
Image of a smart meter
Energy bills

Vulnerable smart meter customers could be forced onto prepayment as energy bills soar

'Attitudes are changing in this country': On the picket line with Mick Lynch and Eddie Dempsey
Rail strikes

'Attitudes are changing in this country': On the picket line with Mick Lynch and Eddie Dempsey

Working class students ‘lose out' when universities focus on A-levels over vocational courses
A-levels
Social Justice

Working class students ‘lose out' when universities focus on A-levels over vocational courses

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth
child in temporary accommodation
Homelessness

The number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland surges by almost a fifth