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Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
Reform UK

Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?

If elected, Reform says it would grant automatic listed status to all churches, preventing their character from being altered. Is it needed?

LGBTQ+ History Month: Is Bridgerton finally ready for queer romance?
Bridgerton

LGBTQ+ History Month: Is Bridgerton finally ready for queer romance?

LGBTQ+ history month is a reminder that LGBTQ+ people have always existed – including (Bridgerton writers take note!) in regency Britain.

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

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

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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’

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

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

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?

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

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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

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
Family hubs

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’

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