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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?
Ilja Abbattista is now a board member for the Bright Future Co-operative, which is supporting modern slavery survivors into safe and secure employment
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
Talking about debt is one of Britain’s most avoided topics, more than Donald Trump and Brexit, research shows. Comedian Mark Simmons tells the Big Issue why he is trying to make finance funny
‘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
Not everyone was helped off the streets as the Covid pandemic kicked in five years ago. I’m Still Here captures a year of the pandemic in London from the eyes of people sleeping rough in a deserted city
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 people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
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
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
Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?
Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s 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
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
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
This football tournament backed by Man City’s Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
This football tournament backed by Man City’s Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
