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Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
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Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left ‘living with damp and mould for two years’
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Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left ‘living with damp and mould for two years’

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
Exclusive

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’
Music

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’

‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
Winter fuel payments

‘It’s time to listen’: Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say
Disability benefits

Labour’s plan to ‘get Brits back to work’ must not be an excuse for slashing benefits, charities say

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Benefit fraud

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned

DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’
Benefits

DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’

Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget
Social Justice

Rachel Reeves promises ‘no return to austerity’ amid fears of cuts to benefits in autumn budget

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
Housing crisis

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once

Inside the Big Issue: Time for change
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Time for change

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless
Immigration

‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless

Revealed: Housing gentrification ‘costing low-income Londoners £80 a week’
Housing

Revealed: Housing gentrification ‘costing low-income Londoners £80 a week’

UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants
Cost of living crisis

UK inflation holds at 2.2% – but it’s still a bleak picture for poorer people and benefit claimants

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis
Prisons

Prisoners are teaching each other to read. Here’s how it’s changing life behind bars amid a crisis

This doll’s house shows ‘grim reality’ of life for children in temporary accommodation
HOMELESSNESS

This doll’s house shows ‘grim reality’ of life for children in temporary accommodation

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How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould
Technology

How the death of toddler Awaab Ishak inspired the creation of AI app to tackle damp and mould

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’
Politics

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘We’re supposed to be the party of government, not some mafiosi’

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a ‘bad place’: ‘I was doing all sorts of s**t’
Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a ‘bad place’: ‘I was doing all sorts of s**t’

Labour won’t hit 1.5 million home target without putting up serious cash to get Britain building
HOUSING

Labour won’t hit 1.5 million home target without putting up serious cash to get Britain building