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Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
Lucy Russell

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse

Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Paul McNamee

Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope

‘I was restrained for hours’: Mental health hospitals accused of ‘re-traumatising’ patients
Mental health

‘I was restrained for hours’: Mental health hospitals accused of ‘re-traumatising’ patients

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Sam Leith

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’
Violence against women

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Sam Delaney

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
Iris Lim

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger

Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?
Ghost Kitchens

Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?

DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives
Asli Atay

DWP’s quiet plan to ‘keep Britain working’ might not win elections – but it could change lives

‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
Mental health

‘Vulnerable’ young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street

‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
Life expectancy

‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Child poverty

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
Letter To My Younger Self

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

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James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
Music

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Dogs of Big Issue

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Plan for Change

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Refugee homelessness

‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas