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Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: ‘Our future is secure’

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: ‘Our future is secure’
A food bank in one of England’s child poverty hotspots will be able to keep feeding thousands of family after a council stops its court bid to evict it
Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030

Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
Long-term rough sleeping in London has increased by 26% despite Sadiq Khan pledge to end rough sleeping in the city by 2030. The mayor of London admitted to Big Issue earlier this year that numbers won’t start to fall until 2026
Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
The Lambeth project will work with youth homelessness charity Centrepoint to build 16 independent living homes on Duchy of Cornwall land by the end of 2026
I bought Brixton Academy for £1
I bought Brixton Academy for £1
Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: ‘He would always help everybody’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: ‘He would always help everybody’
This project offers homeless people a home for life: ‘We want to end homelessness one person at a time’

This project offers homeless people a home for life: ‘We want to end homelessness one person at a time’
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?

The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis

Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis
Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless

Renters fail in bid to stop council from making them homeless to house people already homeless
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: ‘There is nowhere to go’

Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: ‘There is nowhere to go’
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’

Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’
Covent Garden’s iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future

Covent Garden’s iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year

Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
I’ve been priced out of living in London – it shouldn’t take extraordinary luck just to live here

I’ve been priced out of living in London – it shouldn’t take extraordinary luck just to live here
London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’

London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to ‘unprecedented demand’
Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother
Sex work is ‘just another option in London’s gig economy’, says Sebastian filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä

Sex work is ‘just another option in London’s gig economy’, says Sebastian filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä
Young people quitting London over housing crisis: ‘Owning a home is a distant dream’
