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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury have created Pax: A Festive Tale, published exclusively in the pages of next week’s Big Issue
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards

Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Animal Friends Insurance are sponsoring the tabards, designed to bring visibility to vendors’ canine companions
Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
How Reeves’ autumn budget dealt a brutal blow to Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge
How Reeves’ autumn budget dealt a brutal blow to Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?

Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’

Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
‘Landmark moment’: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child limit to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty

‘Landmark moment’: Rachel Reeves scraps two-child limit to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty
Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’

Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’
Criminals to be stopped from smuggling puppies: ‘Thousands are taken from their mothers far too young’

Criminals to be stopped from smuggling puppies: ‘Thousands are taken from their mothers far too young’
Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact

Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills

‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds

Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’

Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system

This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’
