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Music education funded for thousands of underprivileged kids by charity: ‘It’s a must-have’
Education

Music education funded for thousands of underprivileged kids by charity: ‘It’s a must-have’

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer
Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

How Prince William ended up buying lunch for Big Issue vendor Karl Burns: ‘He was a lovely bloke’
Big Issue vendors

How Prince William ended up buying lunch for Big Issue vendor Karl Burns: ‘He was a lovely bloke’

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
Free school meals

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all

‘The art of resistance’: Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition
Art

‘The art of resistance’: Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition

Refugee women and children being made homeless due to ‘inhumane’ new Home Office policy
Social Justice

Refugee women and children being made homeless due to ‘inhumane’ new Home Office policy

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
Cost of Living

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt
End Housing Insecurity Now

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi’s Removals stunt

Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Disability benefits

Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate

Mum whose daughter, 9, was killed by air pollution blasts Ulez critics
Environment

Mum whose daughter, 9, was killed by air pollution blasts Ulez critics

Millionaires and economists tell G20 leaders to ‘tax the super-rich’ with much-needed wealth tax
Wealth Tax

Millionaires and economists tell G20 leaders to ‘tax the super-rich’ with much-needed wealth tax

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
Barriers to work

DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds

Shadow mental health minister’s resignation sends ‘worrying message’ about Keir Starmer’s Labour
Politics

Shadow mental health minister’s resignation sends ‘worrying message’ about Keir Starmer’s Labour

Labour reshuffle: Keir Starmer’s new shadow cabinet branded ‘Blairism on steroids’
Politics

Labour reshuffle: Keir Starmer’s new shadow cabinet branded ‘Blairism on steroids’

Government funding to tackle rough sleeping is ‘bare minimum’ of what’s needed, campaigners say
Rough sleeping

Government funding to tackle rough sleeping is ‘bare minimum’ of what’s needed, campaigners say

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: ‘Understanding our world can feel difficult’
Interview

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: ‘Understanding our world can feel difficult’

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Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord
Housing

Squalid flats smaller than parking spaces lead to massive £285,000 fine for landlord

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Schools

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

International Dog Day: Big Issue readers share their favourite dog memories and snaps
International Dog Day

International Dog Day: Big Issue readers share their favourite dog memories and snaps

Asylum backlog hits record high but people arriving on small boats make up just a third of the queue
Asylum seekers

Asylum backlog hits record high but people arriving on small boats make up just a third of the queue