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How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
America at 250

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon

Trump is merely the latest US politician to leverage the extent to which the nation is divided

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Immigration

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’

The new Immigration and Asylum Bill, if passed, could make those who have received support pay up to £10,000

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen

Experts fear that the number of children with mental health conditions has hit a crisis point, as a lack of funding and wider issues of poverty, housing and access to community support have hit some regions harder

Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Changemakers 2026

Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis

How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
Changemakers

How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives

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Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Fuel Poverty

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Cost of living

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
Housing

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Housing

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
Housing

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’
Housing

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support
Baby banks

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support

How Wates and Big Issue found common ground
Advertorial

How Wates and Big Issue found common ground

‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup’
Sport

‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup’

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
10Foot

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years

‘It feels like, as a country, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit’
Brexit

‘It feels like, as a country, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with Brexit’

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Sport

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? ‘They got nothing’
Brexit

Boston is the most pro-Brexit town in the UK. What has leaving the EU changed? ‘They got nothing’

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
Politics

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet
Inequality

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet

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In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
Khaula Jamil

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Housing

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’

Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Criminal justice

Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?