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‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Food

‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness

Big Issue sits down with MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti in 130 Primrose, a new London restaurant which offers people a way out of homelessness

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
Housing

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

‘Guaranteed rents’ sees middle-man firms paid millions to help London local authorities find temporary homes for a growing number of homeless families, a Big Issue investigation has found. It’s costing councils and risks pushing up rents in the English capital

‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Housing

‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’

Last year Sonia Monteiro won a court battle against Hackney Council over being trapped in unsuitable temporary accommodation. A year later, the mum of two still doesn’t have a safe place to call home

‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
Politics

‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’

Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’

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Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’
Homelessness

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’

Life lessons with Yungblud: ‘Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead’
Interview

Life lessons with Yungblud: ‘Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead’

Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
Denmark Street

Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again

Love Island winner Toni Laites: ‘My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings’
Interview

Love Island winner Toni Laites: ‘My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings’

Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 
Top 5

Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 

My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
Books

My plan for the future is to die on a weekend

Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
Art

Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Theatre

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
Richard Sharp

London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Ben Harrison

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
Emma Haddad

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Free school meals

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’
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

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Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
Paddington

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’
Family hubs

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’
Food banks

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’