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The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
Sport

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness

Community health and fitness spaces like BeActive Urmston are making sure everyone has the chance to participate with the help of Big Issue Invest

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again

Kego played for Crystal Palace and in international teams with England players Jude Bellingham and other World Cup stars until his mother became ill. A street football tournament has kept his dreams alive

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
10Foot

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years

Inside the Museum of Homelessness’s new exhibition, tracing 400 years of criminalisation and resistance

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Housing

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
Accessibility

How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers

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‘I’m a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water’
Flooding

‘I’m a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water’

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

How Heart n Soul makes change: ‘It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody’
Social Justice

How Heart n Soul makes change: ‘It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody’

Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what’s going on at home’
Changemakers

Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what’s going on at home’

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Employment

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Homelessness

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Homelessness

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Employment

Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say
hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Health

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

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My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved
Housing

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Health inequalities

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way

Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’