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Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?
Prisons

Prisoners are dying within a day of their release. What’s going wrong?

In the space of two years, 20 people died from drugs within a day of being released from prison. It’s becoming easier to get drugs behind bars. Are we setting people up for failure?

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV
Sir Nick Partridge

How people’s love for Freddie Mercury helped overcome fear of HIV

Freddie Mercury’s tragic death – 34 years ago today – led to an outpouring of grief and support for Terrence Higgins Trust. Aside from his phenomenal musical achievements, this is his other great legacy

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time
Health

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time

Lorna Tallowin developed her company to bring ‘joy’ to parents of premature babies after her own ‘terrifying’ experience

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult
Lisa Harker

Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love and support of an adult

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there
Peter Babudu

Ill health is holding Britain’s economy back. If the government wants growth, it must start there

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Child hunger is a ‘damning indictment’ of Britain, says Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu
Child hunger

Child hunger is a ‘damning indictment’ of Britain, says Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
Child poverty

‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Paul McNamee

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other

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?

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…
James Rose

What’s behind the rising tide of loneliness? It’s complicated…

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?
Food

Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it’s crickets. Where did it go wrong?

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Food

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same
John Bird

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
Claire Fisher

Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Supported lodgings

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family

Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
Food

Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch

After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
Georgia Sullivan

After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel

Inside the Big Issue: We are what we eat
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: We are what we eat

‘Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war’: The truth about the anti-vegan backlash
Food

‘Vegans lost the battle, but they won the war’: The truth about the anti-vegan backlash

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

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Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up
William Pett

Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
Lucy Webster

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Work

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?

I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
Jack Smith

I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world