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Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
News

Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’

How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Music

How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia

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

‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’
Food

‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’

‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
Benefits

‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
Health inequality

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds’ famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn
social care

Burnham says carers should be ‘the best paid people in society’. Here’s how much they actually earn

Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
Sport

Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?
Mark Heffernan

As Britain’s health gaps widen, can Burnham replicate his Greater Manchester success around the UK?

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction
Social Justice

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?
Alexa Knight

What has new prime minister Andy Burnham said about mental health?

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
Sport

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness

Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
Social Justice

Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child

‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
Employment rights

‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
disability

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

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Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Sport

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Lizzie Kitto

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

Five ways to support autistic people on Autistic Pride Day
Alexis Quinn

Five ways to support autistic people on Autistic Pride Day

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here’s why it could save lives
Sharon Hodgson

Homeless people will be given free flu jabs this year. Here’s why it could save lives