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London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’
homelessness

London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’

The Addiction Clinical Care Suite based at St Thomas’ Hospital in Lambeth is set to close over a £1m funding shortfall despite homelessness crisis as health secretary Wes Streeting says: ‘We can’t write these people off’

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Gaza

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace

Mothers’ Call is encouraging women from across the world to join them in calling for women to be at the table in peace negotiations

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Cost of living

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’

Child poverty levels are down slightly on previous years, but there are still millions of children facing hardship and many are forced to rely on food banks, new government figures show

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Immigration

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

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Inside the Big Issue: Exclusive interview with Kneecap after the chaos. What happened next?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Exclusive interview with Kneecap after the chaos. What happened next?

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments
Access To Work

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments

Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’
Kneecap

Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Cost of living

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Homelessness

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next

British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
Books

British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees

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

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears
Middle East

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Homelessness

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Access to Work

Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment

Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Kinship carers

Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Homelessness

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

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Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
RENTING

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Menopause

Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’

I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
SEND

I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms

Inside the Big Issue: Mumford & Sons come out fighting
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Mumford & Sons come out fighting