Crime

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

There’s plenty to fear in this world, but the good news is many types of crime are in decline

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

If the government wants to end sex work, they must tackle the root causes, not criminalise the client

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
Abortion

Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?

More than 100 women are believed to have been arrested on suspicion of illegal abortion over the last five years in England and Wales, but a new law will offer greater protections. The Big Issue asks experts if rights could still be under threat

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Books

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

Daniel Morgan’s murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?
TV

Daniel Morgan’s murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?

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I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here’s why his policies would only make things worse
Pavan Dhaliwal

Farage says Reform will halve crime in Britain. Here’s why his policies would only make things worse

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life
Domestic abuse

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife
Sam Delaney

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn’t be surprised shoplifting is rife

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’

Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Rehabilitation

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Plan for change

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

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‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure
Sid Madge

‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Crime

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens

Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’
LGBTQ+ rights

Trans Brits feel like a ‘constant target’ in wake of Brianna Ghey’s murder: ‘Trans kids deserve better’

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for ‘at least’ 12-18 months, Met Police say
Grenfell Tower

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for ‘at least’ 12-18 months, Met Police say