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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’

‘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?

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
Homelessness

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn
social care

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn

Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Social Justice

Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Housing

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’

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The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Social housing

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness

How social media is changing politics: ‘I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up’
Politics

How social media is changing politics: ‘I slid into his DMs and told him not to balls this up’

In the occupied West Bank, a child is killed every week. When did that become acceptable?
Dr Philip Goodwin

In the occupied West Bank, a child is killed every week. When did that become acceptable?