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Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
Bee Mission installs beehives. They also cook up to 50 hot meals three times a week for people sleeping rough in Bournemouth
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Big Issue sits down with MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti in 130 Primrose, a new London restaurant which offers people a way out of homelessness
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
The DWP is hiring 500 new case workers to tackle a backlog leaving 60,000 disabled people without vital support.
Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
What does the government’s cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
What does the government’s cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
Is pretending to be gay an easy route to claim asylum?
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain would look like
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain would look like
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?
Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?
‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’
‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’
Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
‘If I was prime minister, I’d want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person’
‘If I was prime minister, I’d want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person’
Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Reform UK wants to put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas. Is it legal?
Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise
Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’
How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
Young people ‘hounded’ for rent upfront to get a social home: ‘It’s meant to be affordable housing’
Young people ‘hounded’ for rent upfront to get a social home: ‘It’s meant to be affordable housing’
Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP’s £2.4 billion quarterly profit?
Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP’s £2.4 billion quarterly profit?
‘I’m a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water’
