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Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
It’s 10 years since Wales appointed the world’s first future generations commissioner. Derek Walker tells Big Issue that his role needs more power to speak up for people who are not yet born and stand against political short-termism
We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
Two first responders with the Salvation Army describe their experience of being the first point of contact for modern slavery survivors to get support
Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Sally Becker has rescued hundreds of children from war zones including Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza. Her extraordinary work spanning more than three decades is documented in a new memoir ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’
Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law
Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
‘Being alive is utterly exhausting’: How Covid forced people out of work and onto benefits
How fixing up forgotten churches can make a divine intervention in the housing crisis
How fixing up forgotten churches can make a divine intervention in the housing crisis
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
‘Time to dump the housing ladder’: Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
‘Time to dump the housing ladder’: Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say
‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
