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Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
A total of 4,841 people were counted as sleeping rough in London in the three months before Christmas. That’s higher than any other quarterly total on record
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
The Big Issue founder looks at a changed London as he reaches a milestone. And his message for readers is: Always take your copy when you buy Big Issue magazine
How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
Labour’s homelessness strategy has provided critical new ambitions to tackle rough sleeping. St Mungo’s chief executive Emma Haddad breaks down what it will mean for homelessness in 2026
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
What a row over a tent village in London’s West End says about the homelessness crisis
What a row over a tent village in London’s West End says about the homelessness crisis
Sadiq Khan condemns ‘unfair profiteering’ from sales of Right to Buy homes back to councils
Sadiq Khan condemns ‘unfair profiteering’ from sales of Right to Buy homes back to councils
Councils buy back £34m of ex-Right to Buy homes for over 3x sale price in ‘economic madness’
Councils buy back £34m of ex-Right to Buy homes for over 3x sale price in ‘economic madness’
David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel
David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel
Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’
23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’
Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’
Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’
Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think
Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think
How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’
How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’
Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
