News

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’
Housing

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Sex work

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’
War

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’
Wealth Tax

Young people call on Rachel Reeves to bring in wealth tax: ‘Our generation is losing hope’

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Yo-yo Homes

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back

‘I’d rather a haunted house than a dodgy landlord’: What’s it really like to live with ghosts?
Halloween

‘I’d rather a haunted house than a dodgy landlord’: What’s it really like to live with ghosts?

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Changemakers

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place

The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here’s why it’s so important
Finland

The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here’s why it’s so important

Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?
Basic income

Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists is being made permanent. Would it work in the UK?

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Solar power

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn
Homelessness

Why homelessness is rising in Finland – and what Britain can learn

Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
Exclusive

Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Child poverty

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform

Advertisement
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Universal credit

Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know

Homelessness minister ‘shocked’ at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs
Homelessness

Homelessness minister ‘shocked’ at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Benefit fraud

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
NEETs

Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million