Net zero: Thousands of northern households could be left out in the cold
Net zero: Thousands of northern households could be left out in the cold
Thousands in the north and midlands could be left in draughty homes with higher energy bills thanks to the high costs of insulation.
How to volunteer with The Big Issue this Christmas
How to volunteer with The Big Issue this Christmas
‘They took away my future’: Teenager forced to quit college after universal credit cut
‘They took away my future’: Teenager forced to quit college after universal credit cut
The universal credit cut meant Rihanna, 17, could no longer afford the bus to college – so she had to quit her A-levels and find full time work.
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MPs vote against protecting bees and tougher pollution targets with 11 days until COP26
MPs vote against protecting bees and tougher pollution targets with 11 days until COP26
Almost one million households are in rent arrears and facing a homelessness crisis
Almost one million households are in rent arrears and facing a homelessness crisis
‘What kidnappers do’ – DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
‘What kidnappers do’ – DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
How the government’s net zero strategy will affect you
How the government’s net zero strategy will affect you
Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I’d tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs’
Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I’d tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs’
‘The system is controlled by gatekeepers – Black creators are doing it their own way’
‘The system is controlled by gatekeepers – Black creators are doing it their own way’
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Culture
Dear Evan Hansen review: 'Hard to know what the filmmakers were aiming for'
Dear Evan Hansen review: 'Hard to know what the filmmakers were aiming for'
The latest stage musical to transfer to the big screen has talent to burn but fails to dazzle, writes Simon Brew.
Shappi Khorsandi: 'I'd tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs'
Shappi Khorsandi: 'I'd tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs'
Comedian turned author Shappi Khorsandi discusses racism, meeting her hero Billy Connolly and overcoming the odds in her Letter To My Younger Self.
'The system is controlled by gatekeepers - Black creators are doing it their own way'
'The system is controlled by gatekeepers - Black creators are doing it their own way'
Photographer and filmmaker Simon Frederick’s new YouTube series The Outsiders? features Clara Amfo, Ncuti Gatwa, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Alex Scott and Jamal…
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'What kidnappers do' - DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
'What kidnappers do' - DWP forcing universal credit claimants to pose for photo with daily paper
The problems with BT's £50m 888 app to protect women on their way home
The problems with BT's £50m 888 app to protect women on their way home
Why England's rivers are so polluted and will be for years to come
Why England's rivers are so polluted and will be for years to come
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?
Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Water companies say they don't know how much sewage they're dumping in rivers
Water companies say they don't know how much sewage they're dumping in rivers
UK poverty: the facts, figures and effects
UK poverty: the facts, figures and effects
'We matter less than others': Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support
'We matter less than others': Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support
Opinion
The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era
The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era
Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like
The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund - that's what levelling up really looks like
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Meet the people selling street papers around the world
Meet the people selling street papers around the world
20 online shops for sustainable Christmas present ideas
20 online shops for sustainable Christmas present ideas
How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in
How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in
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7 ethical and eco-friendly shopping choices for World Homeless Day
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How to volunteer with The Big Issue this Christmas
From street art to skateboarding, hip-hop to hidden history – meet the real Southampton
From street art to skateboarding, hip-hop to hidden history – meet the real Southampton
Big Issue Invest are looking for Inclusion Partners for a new Covid relief fund for social entrepreneurs
Big Issue Invest are looking for Inclusion Partners for a new Covid relief fund for social entrepreneurs
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