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Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them
Essay

Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them

The nation runs on night carers’ unseen labour without really acknowledging it exists

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Cost of living

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials

Tricia, a mother of a five-month-old baby, shares her experiences of struggling with the cost of living and relying on a baby bank for help

I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober
Money

I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober

I handed over control of my own money voluntarily, after moving back into my childhood home following an admission of alcoholism

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
SEND

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
SEND

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own

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My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
SEND

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
SEND

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
SEND

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 

I ran off to join the circus – here’s what happened
Big Issue invest

I ran off to join the circus – here’s what happened

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: ‘The effort is the best part’
Edinburgh Fringe

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: ‘The effort is the best part’

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned
Far right

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here’s seven things I learned

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Oasis

Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans
Alice Jayde Wood

A moment in a maths class, aged 14, gave me the courage to tell people I was trans

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
Chloe Jones

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Kinship care

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it

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

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

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
Emily-May Stephenson

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
Lorna Tucker

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy

SIX The Musical star Aimie Atkinson: ‘Henry VIII’s wives had issues that women are still dealing with’
Film

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
Second hand September

I have worn second hand clothes my whole life. I don’t know why anyone would shop new

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‘I want to get out’: The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
Learning Disability Week 2024

‘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
Health

‘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
Israel-Gaza war

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
Israel-Gaza war

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival