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‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ukraine war

‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

DWP will end ‘blame culture’ over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be ‘backed up’
Benefits

DWP will end ‘blame culture’ over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be ‘backed up’

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Music

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP’s support fund ends next month
Household support fund

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP’s support fund ends next month

NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes
Environment

NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes
Paris Olympics 2024

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes

Millions of Brits made ill because their home is too hot, study finds – as UK faces heatwave
Heatwave

Millions of Brits made ill because their home is too hot, study finds – as UK faces heatwave

Adventurer Aldo Kane on how climate change has ravaged the natural world – and who’s to blame
Climate change

Adventurer Aldo Kane on how climate change has ravaged the natural world – and who’s to blame

Scrapping two-child benefit cap would save hundreds of infants’ lives, study finds
Two-child benefit cap

Scrapping two-child benefit cap would save hundreds of infants’ lives, study finds

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
UK riots

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments
Benefits

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Libraries

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

Fund invests over £800k to improve accessibility, youth empowerment and mental health support for LGBTQ+ people
Big Issue Invest

Fund invests over £800k to improve accessibility, youth empowerment and mental health support for LGBTQ+ people

‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA
Homeless World Cup

‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA

Benefit cap and unaffordable rents leave tens of thousands of families at risk of destitution
Benefits

Benefit cap and unaffordable rents leave tens of thousands of families at risk of destitution

Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?
Bank of England

Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?

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Social housing, Elizabeth Line and an old dairy farm in race to be Britain’s best new building
Architecture

Social housing, Elizabeth Line and an old dairy farm in race to be Britain’s best new building

‘Time to show you’re serious’: Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action
Rough sleeping

‘Time to show you’re serious’: Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action

Shocking art project spotlights ‘insidious’ anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture
Homelessness

Shocking art project spotlights ‘insidious’ anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture

Truro Big Issue vendor raises £1,000 for dog home that helped him get new puppy
Our Vendors

Truro Big Issue vendor raises £1,000 for dog home that helped him get new puppy