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‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
Housing

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’

Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Housing

Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Employment

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
NEETs

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: ‘I know what a difference a safe home makes’
Homelessness

Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: ‘I know what a difference a safe home makes’

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work
Housing crisis

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work

What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’
Travel

What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’

Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?
Investigation

Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
Housing

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids

Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates
Partnership

Formula E and giffgaff partner to create new opportunities for Big Issue Recruit candidates

Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
In memoriam

Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns

‘Who are you going to trust on social media? You can trust what you hear at Jodrell Bank’
Science

‘Who are you going to trust on social media? You can trust what you hear at Jodrell Bank’

‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’
Food

‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’

Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’
Politics

Count Binface: ‘Humans can decide if Farage is more establishment than a lone wolf space warrior’

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

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‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
Benefits

‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
benefits

Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Technology

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Health inequality

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?