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Why century-dead trade unionist James Connolly is the political voice of the summer
Unions

Why century-dead trade unionist James Connolly is the political voice of the summer

Liz Truss vows to make rent payments count in mortgage assessments if she’s named prime minister
Tory Leadership Race

Liz Truss vows to make rent payments count in mortgage assessments if she’s named prime minister

Exclusive: Energy firms are forcing thousands of customers onto prepayment meters as bills soar
Cost of living crisis

Exclusive: Energy firms are forcing thousands of customers onto prepayment meters as bills soar

Activists plaster fake Barclays adverts across London Underground in fossil fuel protest
Climate activism

Activists plaster fake Barclays adverts across London Underground in fossil fuel protest

Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can’t pay their energy bills
Cost of living crisis

Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can’t pay their energy bills

Number of rough sleepers in London rises by 10 per cent in just three months
Rough sleeping

Number of rough sleepers in London rises by 10 per cent in just three months

Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
Employment

Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years

West Ham open doors of London Stadium to people experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

West Ham open doors of London Stadium to people experiencing homelessness

Record numbers of people faced homelessness due to ‘no-fault’ evictions at the start of 2022
Homelessness

Record numbers of people faced homelessness due to ‘no-fault’ evictions at the start of 2022

Exclusive: Women’s safety funding ‘doesn’t scratch the surface’ of tackling male violence
Violence against women

Exclusive: Women’s safety funding ‘doesn’t scratch the surface’ of tackling male violence

Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch ‘after he filmed a stop and search’
Met Police

Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch ‘after he filmed a stop and search’

‘The planet is burning. We need rail investment’: Labour’s Sam Tarry on joining train strikes picket
Train strikes

‘The planet is burning. We need rail investment’: Labour’s Sam Tarry on joining train strikes picket

Mick Lynch: ‘Nobody knows what Keir Starmer stands for’
Strike action

Mick Lynch: ‘Nobody knows what Keir Starmer stands for’

Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association
Housing Associations

Government urged to step in following cyber attack at UK’s biggest housing association

The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest
podcast

The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest

Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters targeted a drag queen at a children’s storytime event in the UK
LGBTQ+ Rights

Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters targeted a drag queen at a children’s storytime event in the UK

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Ministers do ‘not know’ if the £486million Covid traffic light system for international travel worked
Covid

Ministers do ‘not know’ if the £486million Covid traffic light system for international travel worked

Homeless families are being moved out of Birmingham hotels ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games

Homeless families are being moved out of Birmingham hotels ahead of the Commonwealth Games

First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid
Housing

First-time buyers have seen house prices surge three times faster than before Covid

The Big Issue’s Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis
Summer survival guide

The Big Issue’s Summer Survival Guide: Helping families through the holidays in a cost of living crisis