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Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?
Sabine Goodwin

Mass dependence on emergency food parcels is a ‘moral scar’ on Britain. How do we end it?

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 
Heather Buckingham

This is how Andy Burnham’s government could end the need for food banks 

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Unpaid carers

Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free

What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026
Pablo Pérez

What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Theatre

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
local housing allowance

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
Modern slavery

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn
Housing

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?
Opinion

It’s easier than ever to connect with people from across the world. So why are we so lonely?

Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users
Environment

Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Technology

Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views

Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?
Thames Water

Hedge funds want to take control of Thames Water. What could it mean for bills?

What are data centres? And do we even need them?
Technology

What are data centres? And do we even need them?

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
Kamran Malekzai

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis

‘I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?’
Letters

‘I still have concerns about the Timms Review of PIP. Will mental health be protected?’

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Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Homelessness

Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’

The AI-induced apocalypse could be nearing. Why not chat to a Big Issue vendor instead of a bot?
Editorial

The AI-induced apocalypse could be nearing. Why not chat to a Big Issue vendor instead of a bot?

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
Anwar

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Maya Singer Hobbs

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026