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Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
TV

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Big Issue vendor’s emotional story of homelessness has starring role in Christmas film
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor’s emotional story of homelessness has starring role in Christmas film

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think
Homelessness

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think

‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music
Music

‘Rail against the pain’: Shane MacGowan’s most unforgettable quotes on life, death and music

‘Shameful’ housing crisis leaves almost 140,000 children living in temporary accommodation
homelessness

‘Shameful’ housing crisis leaves almost 140,000 children living in temporary accommodation

Food bank appeals for donations with ‘joyous’ remake of The Twelve Days of Christmas
Christmas

Food bank appeals for donations with ‘joyous’ remake of The Twelve Days of Christmas

Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day
homelessness

Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day

Tory MP challenges Home Office over thousands of refugees facing homelessness by Christmas
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Tory MP challenges Home Office over thousands of refugees facing homelessness by Christmas

One in four who go to councils for help with homelessness will be ‘turned away’ this Christmas
Rough sleeping

One in four who go to councils for help with homelessness will be ‘turned away’ this Christmas

Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: ‘We’re failing people’
Refugee homelessness crisis

Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: ‘We’re failing people’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor John McIntyre who died at 69: ‘He was a good egg’
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor John McIntyre who died at 69: ‘He was a good egg’

‘Hostile architecture’ appears outside hospital where rough sleepers’ tents were destroyed
Homelessness

‘Hostile architecture’ appears outside hospital where rough sleepers’ tents were destroyed

Net migration to UK hit record high in 2022, new figures show – with ‘strong public support’
Migration

Net migration to UK hit record high in 2022, new figures show – with ‘strong public support’

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: ‘There’s a special kind of love on the streets’
Music

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: ‘There’s a special kind of love on the streets’

‘Five friends influence government’ as UK inches closer to compulsory domestic abuse lessons
Education

‘Five friends influence government’ as UK inches closer to compulsory domestic abuse lessons

‘Meltdown averted for now’: Grassroots music venues’ relief at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
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‘Meltdown averted for now’: Grassroots music venues’ relief at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

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Teacher forced to sleep rough at Heathrow Airport calls on government to ban no-fault evictions
End Housing Insecurity Now

Teacher forced to sleep rough at Heathrow Airport calls on government to ban no-fault evictions

Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter
Music

Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter

Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis
Housing crisis

Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: ‘We will take your benefits away’
Benefits

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: ‘We will take your benefits away’