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Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter
IRC medical centre in Lebanon
Zeina Zouein

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter

Labour has declared 'war on benefits'. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
A meeting of the child poverty taskforce. From left to right: Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall and education secretary Bridget Phillippson.
Catherine Parsons

Labour has declared 'war on benefits'. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing

New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
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New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona

If Bob Dylan tells us it's time for joy, we'd better pay attention
Paul McNamee

If Bob Dylan tells us it's time for joy, we'd better pay attention

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis
People collecting food at a food bank
Alex Firth

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis

'I will never forget the day it all changed': This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza
gaza in rubble
Salwa Al-Tibi

'I will never forget the day it all changed': This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Claire Jackson

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

Enslaved Africans put the 'great' in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance
Enslaved Africans Memorial campaigner Oku Ekpenyon
Oku Ekpenyon

Enslaved Africans put the 'great' in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg
woman packing food parcels in food bank
Sabine Goodwin

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg

Men, it's time to step up to help women feel safe in public spaces. Here's how to do it
A stock image of a woman getting a bus at night.
Tabitha Morton

Men, it's time to step up to help women feel safe in public spaces. Here's how to do it

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate
Matteo Bergamini

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate

How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain's street
Paul McNamee

How the Big Issue went from revolutionary act to an iconic part of Britain's street

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
childcare responsibilities
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

I’m a street paper vendor and here's why I support Donald Trump: 'We're not as divided as we think'
Opinion

I’m a street paper vendor and here's why I support Donald Trump: 'We're not as divided as we think'

How I survived a giant crab attack
Robin Ince

How I survived a giant crab attack

'We are breaking barriers': People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community
mental health
Jo Armstrong

'We are breaking barriers': People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community

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Alicia Cartwright

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Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you're angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

'Turning trauma into triumph': This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
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Ric Flo and Judith Denton

'Turning trauma into triumph': This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system

Why climate activists went undercover to show COP29 chief putting future of our planet up for sale
Polluting smoke coming out of a chimney
Alice Harrison

Why climate activists went undercover to show COP29 chief putting future of our planet up for sale

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