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Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
A new report finds the government will need to invest billions more in its levelling up plans to tackle entrenched regional inequalities.
The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
The Welsh government is now offering to buy homes affected by the cladding crisis
A small number of leaseholders in Wales who have been hit hard in the pocket will be offered a way out of the cladding crisis – selling their home to the government.
Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
Three quarters of Brits back rent controls to solve England’s housing crisis
A new Ipsos poll finds a lack of affordable homes and surging house prices are the biggest housing problems facing Britain today.
Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’
Help to Build scheme asks Brits to tackle the housing crisis – but ‘won’t reach those in need’
Glenda Jackson: ‘What made me give up acting and go into politics was Margaret Thatcher’
Glenda Jackson: ‘What made me give up acting and go into politics was Margaret Thatcher’
The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents
Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents
Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
‘He was the most intelligent, unassuming man I ever met’: Big Issue mourns vendor John Byrne
‘He was the most intelligent, unassuming man I ever met’: Big Issue mourns vendor John Byrne
Customers raise thousands of pounds to pay for funeral of much-loved Big Issue seller
Customers raise thousands of pounds to pay for funeral of much-loved Big Issue seller
Bring Your Dog to Work Day: Just loads of pictures of happy dogs
Bring Your Dog to Work Day: Just loads of pictures of happy dogs
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All the major strike action that could take place this summer – and why
All the major strike action that could take place this summer – and why
Tory MPs have been saying railway workers earn more than they actually do
Tory MPs have been saying railway workers earn more than they actually do
Campaigners call for a million people to cancel their energy bills if government refuses to act
Campaigners call for a million people to cancel their energy bills if government refuses to act
Exclusive: BT call centre sets up ‘food bank’ for its own staff
Exclusive: BT call centre sets up ‘food bank’ for its own staff
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
Buying a home in the UK is more expensive than ever. When will house prices go down?
‘I didn’t realise how tall he was’: Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William
‘I didn’t realise how tall he was’: Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William
The public are split over support for the train strikes, a poll has found
The public are split over support for the train strikes, a poll has found
Dame Margaret Beckett: ‘I hope I’ve helped the women who have come after me’
Dame Margaret Beckett: ‘I hope I’ve helped the women who have come after me’
More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
More than eight million families to get new cost of living payment in July
Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
These charts show the extent of the cost of living crisis as inflation hits 40-year high
These charts show the extent of the cost of living crisis as inflation hits 40-year high
Here’s how much more the poorest are paying in your area because of the poverty premium
Here’s how much more the poorest are paying in your area because of the poverty premium
The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes
The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes
Exclusive: Michael Gove vows to help Grenfell victims bring criminal charges
Exclusive: Michael Gove vows to help Grenfell victims bring criminal charges
‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
