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Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’
Music

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast
Floods

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Maggie Mason

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community
Big Community

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community

‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
Poverty

‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them
Weather

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget
Ignacia Pinto

Rachel Reeves must put money where her mouth is and end austerity’s grip on women in autumn budget

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisons

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’
Politics

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors
Letters

Letters: There’s no way I’ll claim pension credit – I refuse to be insulted by benefit assessors

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
TV

Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Asylum seekers

‘I came here for safety and I’ve come into danger’: The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
Books

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

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Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy
Music

Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25. From breaking new acts to releasing great songs, this is its legacy

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
Prisons

Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

To take on racism in the street, we first need to confront it in the state

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’
Immigration

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: ‘It’s degrading’