England

Dear England star Joseph Fiennes: ‘Gareth Southgate is a quiet revolutionary’
TV

Dear England star Joseph Fiennes: ‘Gareth Southgate is a quiet revolutionary’

Joseph Fiennes, Jodie Whittaker and writer James Graham speak to the Big Issue about their new drama series exploring the Gareth Southgate years

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

Empty homes are ‘a sign of what is wrong with the housing crisis’, campaigners say. Here’s how many homes are being left empty in the UK

Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them
Housing

Half a million empty homes are ‘hiding in plain sight’. Here’s how to unlock them

A study by Habitat for Humanity found that empty council properties have soared in the last five years while empty privately owned, non-residential buildings could yield 500,000 homes

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Homelessness

Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress

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3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?
New towns

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime
Homeless World Cup

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour
Football

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
Poverty

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Andrew Connell and Jez Bushnell

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change

From an elected president to palaces: Here’s what would actually happen if Britain became a republic
Royal family

From an elected president to palaces: Here’s what would actually happen if Britain became a republic

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Community housing

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Abortion

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk

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

‘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

Drug deaths at highest level since records began – and experts say it’s going to get worse
Drugs

Drug deaths at highest level since records began – and experts say it’s going to get worse

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage