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I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
By the time she’d amassed £60,000 of debt, Kate had hit rock-bottom. But a chance conversation led to profound changes and a new start
I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
Covid left Emily-May unable to work. She has turned to photography and sharing her story with others
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
A year on from her powerful documentary about homelessness, filmmaker Lorna Tucker is now only looking forward
SIX The Musical star Aimie Atkinson: ‘Henry VIII’s wives had issues that women are still dealing with’
SIX The Musical star Aimie Atkinson: ‘Henry VIII’s wives had issues that women are still dealing with’
I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new
I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new
‘My heart burns’: Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope

‘My heart burns’: Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
‘I want to get out’: The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals

‘I want to get out’: The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
‘Your world changes in a moment’: Brain injury survivors share remarkable stories of strength and triumph

‘Your world changes in a moment’: Brain injury survivors share remarkable stories of strength and triumph
My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
I lost 200 members of my family to war in Gaza. I feel betrayed by the UK government

I lost 200 members of my family to war in Gaza. I feel betrayed by the UK government
I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine

I used to dream of being a doctor in the UK. Now I’m searching for ways to survive in Palestine
I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus

I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
‘Love is the fing’: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what’s at the heart of new album TANGK

‘Love is the fing’: IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on what’s at the heart of new album TANGK
Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: ‘I couldn’t understand it’

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: ‘I couldn’t understand it’
Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung

Lost Map: How to build a DIY label on love, woolly hats and sheep dung
‘I exist as two people’: Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity

‘I exist as two people’: Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out

‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’

‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
‘I criticise Israel because I love it, not because I hate it’

‘I criticise Israel because I love it, not because I hate it’
My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
