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Inside the Big Issue: Think pig
Inside the Big Issue: Think pig
There are around 100,000 fewer farms in the UK today than there were in 1943, when Orwell wrote Animal Farm
Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless
Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless
Five years ago, the tenement building on the corner of Albert Drive and Kenmure Street in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow burnt down. The council declared it a dangerous building and its tenants were evacuated, but delays and costs meant it was still standing in July 2025 – until it collapsed and left neighbouring residents homeless
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP quits government after allegations she put home back on the rental market with £700 hike after tenants left property
Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool’s most deprived areas: ‘It would be a grievous blow’
The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool’s most deprived areas: ‘It would be a grievous blow’
Sick gran stuck in bed bug-infested flat nine months after GP ordered her to be moved
Sick gran stuck in bed bug-infested flat nine months after GP ordered her to be moved
Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
Inside the Big Issue: Can we find this man a proper place to live?
Inside the Big Issue: Can we find this man a proper place to live?
Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track
New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track
Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’
Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’
Donald Trump wants to ‘criminalise’ homeless people because it’s not ‘nice’ seeing tents on streets
Donald Trump wants to ‘criminalise’ homeless people because it’s not ‘nice’ seeing tents on streets
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
‘Adults make dumb decisions’: What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
Joe Wicks joins forces with Labour for animated series to get kids active over summer holidays
Joe Wicks joins forces with Labour for animated series to get kids active over summer holidays
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
Manchester police ‘encouraged’ to give officers life-saving naloxone after Big Issue reporting
