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Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
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Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

The game show/social experiment saw multi-millionaire businessman Anthony cuffed to barmaid Tilly. Their tense relationship changed when Tilly took Anthony to meet the homeless people she supports.

Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
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Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic

Big Issue investigates the state of homelessness on an island where sleeping out in freezing temperatures can be deadly

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
Susan Carol

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’

In 2024, Susan Carol clinched one of music’s most prestigious awards. A year later, she was living in her car

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out

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New Year’s resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
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New Year’s resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
Music

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
Homelessness

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me

Meet the veterans finding community and purpose on Britain’s canals: ‘I don’t merely exist anymore’
Veterans

Meet the veterans finding community and purpose on Britain’s canals: ‘I don’t merely exist anymore’

Inside the Big Issue: How we remember
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: How we remember

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Finland
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Finland

Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
World Homeless Day

Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton

First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
John Swinney

First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Social Justice

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September

How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
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How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity

Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
Universal credit

Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Homelessness

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: ‘People have no other option’
Homelessness

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: ‘People have no other option’

Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation
Temporary Accomodation

Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation

Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Big Grow

Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening

Over 100,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
No-fault evictions

Over 100,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them

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Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris

Spent star Michelle de Swarte: ‘Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial’
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Spent star Michelle de Swarte: ‘Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial’

I spent 40 days homeless sleeping behind Tesco while seeking asylum. Here’s what the system taught me
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I spent 40 days homeless sleeping behind Tesco while seeking asylum. Here’s what the system taught me

A McDonald’s security guard soaking a homeless man’s blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face
Rough Sleeping

A McDonald’s security guard soaking a homeless man’s blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face