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Union leaders vow to resist Tories’ ‘unworkable and undemocratic’ new anti-strike laws
Strikes

Union leaders vow to resist Tories’ ‘unworkable and undemocratic’ new anti-strike laws

How the tragic death of a man in an overcrowded flat exposed the dire truth about slumlord Britain
Maddocks House

How the tragic death of a man in an overcrowded flat exposed the dire truth about slumlord Britain

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Poverty

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows

Home Office’s asylum accommodation policy ‘creates problems’, admits Michael Gove
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Home Office’s asylum accommodation policy ‘creates problems’, admits Michael Gove

A McDonald’s security guard soaking a homeless man’s blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face
Rough Sleeping

A McDonald’s security guard soaking a homeless man’s blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face

DWP using AI to assess benefit and universal credit claims poses ‘significant risk’, experts warn
Benefits

DWP using AI to assess benefit and universal credit claims poses ‘significant risk’, experts warn

FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
Cost of living crisis

FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together

Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people
Homelessness

Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people

Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn
Renting

Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn

I’ve been homeless in this city. Now I’m helping tourists discover its hidden secrets
Homelessness

I’ve been homeless in this city. Now I’m helping tourists discover its hidden secrets

How protest fashion became this year’s hottest Christmas gift
Activism

How protest fashion became this year’s hottest Christmas gift

Sadiq Khan calls on Home Office to save lives and immediately pause asylum evictions
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Sadiq Khan calls on Home Office to save lives and immediately pause asylum evictions

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Literature

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

Renters paying £1,200 more for a home due to unjust bidding wars: ‘Rent is going through the roof’
Renting

Renters paying £1,200 more for a home due to unjust bidding wars: ‘Rent is going through the roof’

DWP faces ‘crisis’ as staff driven to ‘depression’ and ‘sickness’ amid mounting pressure
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces ‘crisis’ as staff driven to ‘depression’ and ‘sickness’ amid mounting pressure

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
Big Issue Recruit

I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’

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Disabled people are cancelling Christmas because they can’t afford it: ‘We can’t wait another winter’
Cost of living crisis

Disabled people are cancelling Christmas because they can’t afford it: ‘We can’t wait another winter’

Charlatans star Tim Burgess raises thousands serving coffee to help homeless people
Music

Charlatans star Tim Burgess raises thousands serving coffee to help homeless people

UK’s economic stagnation has left households £4,300 poorer – but there’s a plan to fix it
Cost of living

UK’s economic stagnation has left households £4,300 poorer – but there’s a plan to fix it

Family with two young children faces being split up by UK plan to cut legal migration: ‘It’s wrong’
Immigration

Family with two young children faces being split up by UK plan to cut legal migration: ‘It’s wrong’