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Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
homelessness

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing

Farming is the country’s least diverse industry. Meet the man on a mission to change it
Farming

Farming is the country’s least diverse industry. Meet the man on a mission to change it

‘What gave them the right?’: Fury after doctors refused to resuscitate disabled man during pandemic
Disability rights

‘What gave them the right?’: Fury after doctors refused to resuscitate disabled man during pandemic

Keir Starmer’s COP 29 climate goals ‘encouraging’ – but ‘serious action’ needed now, experts say 
COP29

Keir Starmer’s COP 29 climate goals ‘encouraging’ – but ‘serious action’ needed now, experts say 

Big Issue founder storms out of ‘farce’ rough sleeping inquiry: ‘I’ve heard this for 30 years’
Homelessness

Big Issue founder storms out of ‘farce’ rough sleeping inquiry: ‘I’ve heard this for 30 years’

Millions of lost jobs or a four-day working week? The impact of AI on the job market is complicated
Artificial Intelligence

Millions of lost jobs or a four-day working week? The impact of AI on the job market is complicated

My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?
Drug deaths

My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?

Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?
Tiny homes

Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
Energy bills

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help

‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
Housing

‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: ‘We pay solemn tribute’
Homelessness

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: ‘We pay solemn tribute’

‘It could be catastrophic’: Trump’s misogyny resonated with young men – here’s what it means for Brits
Donald Trump

‘It could be catastrophic’: Trump’s misogyny resonated with young men – here’s what it means for Brits

‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Immigration

‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal

‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
Universal credit

‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account

Labour must ‘learn the lessons’ of Donald Trump’s election win – or face right-wing surge
US election

Labour must ‘learn the lessons’ of Donald Trump’s election win – or face right-wing surge

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This Big Issue vendor is donating his earnings to charity for Remembrance Day: ‘Please buy a magazine’
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This Big Issue vendor is donating his earnings to charity for Remembrance Day: ‘Please buy a magazine’

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
homelessness

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told

‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
Funeral poverty

‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral

DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
Disability benefits

DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says