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Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Housing crisis

Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
2024

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024

Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London
Our vendors

Danny Dyer says people looked at him ‘like scum’ while he sold the Big Issue in London

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Housing crisis

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
Mental health

‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street

Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
RENTING

Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Sportswashing

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’
Our Vendors

Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Homelessness

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas

‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again
Thames Water

‘Complete disaster’: Outrage as Thames Water reports huge spike in sewage spills… again

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’
Housing crisis

This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’

‘I was really struggling’: Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
Christmas

‘I was really struggling’: Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage

‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
Life expectancy

‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain

Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
Exclusive

Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Child poverty

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

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Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
Housing

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Refugee homelessness

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels