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Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year
TV

Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year

Sewage released into our rivers by water companies is a national scandal, with life and death consequences. The new C4 true life drama shows how it happened… and why it needs to stop now

Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how
Helen Barnard and Mike Childs

Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how

Helen Barnard, of Trussell, and Mike Childs, of Friends of the Earth, argue that a greener future could reduce the need for food banks

UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
Flooding

UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits

As climate change accelerates extreme weather, Big Issue spoke to flood victims about what it’s like when the water comes in.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are ‘colonising’ the UK. Here’s the truth
Immigration

Sir Jim Ratcliffe says immigrants are ‘colonising’ the UK. Here’s the truth

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Film

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

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Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence
Rayyan Aboobaker

Schools must not treat LGBT+ History Month with silence

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’
LGBTQ+

Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Tim Wainwright

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!
Norena Shopland

LGBTQ+ History Month: We need to shout our history from the rooftops!

A decade of Wales’ future generations commissioner: ‘Looking ahead is how we look after each other’
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales’ future generations commissioner: ‘Looking ahead is how we look after each other’

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
15-minute cities

The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Social Justice

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
Simon Blake

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
Britain's birds

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes
Michael Bochenek and Alex Firth

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
Housing

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future

‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Water

‘It won’t work’: Labour can’t fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
Water

I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here’s why it’s such a good idea
Private jets

Sorry, Trump: Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich – here’s why it’s such a good idea

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How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Food banks

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
Sabine Goodwin

How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks

Customers don’t want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Thames Water

Customers don’t want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss