‘They wanted pet rent’: Intense competition for a home leaves renters facing extraordinary demands
‘They wanted pet rent’: Intense competition for a home leaves renters facing extraordinary demands
Tenants are facing increasingly harsh selection criteria for a place to live. Some fear they’ll be left homeless.
A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay
A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay
And the council has now demolished the house, despite calls to put it in a museum as a symbol of the housing crisis.
Troy Deeney: ‘What about learning what other countries were like before Britain colonised them?’
Troy Deeney: ‘What about learning what other countries were like before Britain colonised them?’
Footballer Troy Deeney felt alienated and unrepresented at school. Now, he’s fronting a documentary, Troy Deeney – Where’s My History?, following his campaign to change the curriculum.
Top Stories
Michael Gove vows to get tough with social housing landlords in warning over horror homes
Michael Gove vows to get tough with social housing landlords in warning over horror homes
Shell consultant quits with explosive LinkedIn post accusing oil giant of ‘extreme harms’ to planet
Shell consultant quits with explosive LinkedIn post accusing oil giant of ‘extreme harms’ to planet
David Harbour: ‘Stranger Things was different from anything I’ve ever experienced in my career’
David Harbour: ‘Stranger Things was different from anything I’ve ever experienced in my career’
How you can help boost bee and butterfly populations with a new government app
How you can help boost bee and butterfly populations with a new government app
The number of ‘no-fault’ evictions being handed out to renters is now 30% higher than pre-Covid
The number of ‘no-fault’ evictions being handed out to renters is now 30% higher than pre-Covid
One in five regularly work from home as the government urges return to offices
One in five regularly work from home as the government urges return to offices
Advice
How to keep cooking and hot water costs down if the energy crisis has increased your bill
How to keep cooking and hot water costs down if the energy crisis has increased your bill
Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
Five ways the cost of living is rising - and how to get help if you’re struggling
Five ways the cost of living is rising - and how to get help if you’re struggling
Cost of living: Why you should check if you're eligible for free prescriptions
Cost of living: Why you should check if you're eligible for free prescriptions
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Culture
David Harbour: 'Stranger Things was different from anything I’ve ever experienced in my career'
David Harbour: 'Stranger Things was different from anything I’ve ever experienced in my career'
As Stranger Things returns, David Harbour, aka Hawkins police chief Jim Hopper, talks about the weirdness of fame and how our upside-down world has cr…
Stranger Things star David Harbour says Gandalf and Han Solo inspired Hopper’s ‘resurrection’
Stranger Things star David Harbour says Gandalf and Han Solo inspired Hopper’s ‘resurrection’
Speaking exclusively to The Big Issue, David Harbour talks about his character’s fate and lying to everyone about it ahead of season four of Stranger …
Grand Designs people are not like the rest of us
Grand Designs people are not like the rest of us
Lucy Sweet admires the vision and bravery of those on the popular homebuilding TV show – but wonders why they bother
Letter To My Younger Self
Joe Wicks: 'My own childhood made me think about the kind of parent I wanted to be'
Joe Wicks: 'My own childhood made me think about the kind of parent I wanted to be'
'Mistakes are not a failure, they are part of the gig,' says TV presenter Angela Scanlon
'Mistakes are not a failure, they are part of the gig,' says TV presenter Angela Scanlon
Screenwriter Abi Morgan on the dramas in her own life that rival anything she's written
Screenwriter Abi Morgan on the dramas in her own life that rival anything she's written
Parminder Nagra on Bend It Like Beckham's legacy and celebrating birthdays with George Clooney
Parminder Nagra on Bend It Like Beckham's legacy and celebrating birthdays with George Clooney
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Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
Exclusive: The UK's rarest and most threatened wildlife sites are not being protected properly
Exclusive: The UK's rarest and most threatened wildlife sites are not being protected properly
Martin Lewis: 'The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong'
Martin Lewis: 'The link between money problems and mental health problems is just so strong'
Lea Thompson on directing Star Trek: Picard and her plan to make a Howard the Duck sequel
Lea Thompson on directing Star Trek: Picard and her plan to make a Howard the Duck sequel
‘Out of touch’ Tory minister tells people to work more or get a better job to beat the cost of living crisis
‘Out of touch’ Tory minister tells people to work more or get a better job to beat the cost of living crisis
Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
The government says it's too expensive to give disabled people in fire risk blocks evacuation plans
The government says it's too expensive to give disabled people in fire risk blocks evacuation plans
Opinion
Maybe Liverpool fans wouldn't boo the national anthem if there was a level playing field
Maybe Liverpool fans wouldn't boo the national anthem if there was a level playing field
Decades of initiatives didn't solve poverty. What can we do now?
Decades of initiatives didn't solve poverty. What can we do now?
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
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Life
How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
What particle physics can teach us about global co-operation and hope
What particle physics can teach us about global co-operation and hope
Cost of living: Why you should check if you're eligible for free prescriptions
Cost of living: Why you should check if you're eligible for free prescriptions
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