environment and community
Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics

‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’
Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle
Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast

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

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty


