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I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive

I was groomed by drug gangs and forced into slavery, aged 9. I’m lucky to have made it out alive
The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’

The unusual story of how one Lancashire venue rose like a phoenix: ‘It’s a place for everybody’
‘We’re futureproofing the potato’: How climate change is causing turmoil for your Christmas dinner

‘We’re futureproofing the potato’: How climate change is causing turmoil for your Christmas dinner
Carib Eats: Meet the grassroots group helping the needy with Caribbean food and community

Carib Eats: Meet the grassroots group helping the needy with Caribbean food and community
DWP is ‘penalising’ terminally ill people for ‘not dying fast enough’, campaigner warns

DWP is ‘penalising’ terminally ill people for ‘not dying fast enough’, campaigner warns
How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’

How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’
FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together

FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
I’ve been homeless in this city. Now I’m helping tourists discover its hidden secrets

I’ve been homeless in this city. Now I’m helping tourists discover its hidden secrets
‘Poverty is killing children’: How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas

‘Poverty is killing children’: How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas
Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests

Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests
Refugee wonders if it would be better to ‘stay in Yemen and die’ than go through UK asylum system

Refugee wonders if it would be better to ‘stay in Yemen and die’ than go through UK asylum system
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking’s only grassroots music venue

Shock £300k bill from bankrupt council threatens Woking’s only grassroots music venue
‘We haven’t done enough’: Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues

‘We haven’t done enough’: Why arenas need to step up and support grassroots music venues
Ex-hostage Sir Terry Waite on Hamas victims and how captivity shaped his empathy for homeless people

Ex-hostage Sir Terry Waite on Hamas victims and how captivity shaped his empathy for homeless people
Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for ‘people a little bit outside normal’

Building careers from U2 to Self Esteem, The Horn is a haven for ‘people a little bit outside normal’
Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home

Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home
Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living

Disabled nurse ‘feels guilty being alive’ as her family struggles with devastating cost of living
‘Fireworks sound like war’: Ex-RAF member with PTSD warns of bonfire night’s impact on veterans

‘Fireworks sound like war’: Ex-RAF member with PTSD warns of bonfire night’s impact on veterans
Cost of living: Man says he eats less and feels like a ‘failure’ due to benefits not covering essentials
