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River pollution

Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses

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Homelessness

Canada gave out free money to help homeless people. It reduced rough sleeping and busted stereotypes

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Disability

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’

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Water pollution

UK government may have broken law over sewage pumping. Could this be a ‘turning point’?

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Pensions

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

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Pensions

State pension rise due to triple lock will be ‘wholly unfair’ on benefits claimants, charities warn

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Wind power

UK government’s offshore wind farm auction was a ‘disaster’. It could cost bill payers £2 billion

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Housing

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?

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Disposable vapes

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?

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Housing crisis

Are empty offices the answer to UK’s housing crisis?

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Morocco Earthquake

Morocco earthquake: Emergency appeal launched by Big Issue partner Intrepid Foundation

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Homelessness

How George Clooney ‘transformed’ Scottish charity Social Bite’s fight against homelessness

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Wages

Benefits must rise alongside record wage growth, economists warn

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Social housing

Building social housing is one thing. Building communities takes a different vision

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End Housing Insecurity Now

‘I received a no-fault eviction notice on Christmas Eve – and I’ve been homeless ever since’

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Disability benefits

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’

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Big Issue vendors

How Prince William ended up buying lunch for Big Issue vendor Karl Burns: ‘He was a lovely bloke’

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A better blueprint: tackling the housing crisis holistically

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