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Nina Sosanya: Making Good Omens with ‘silly’ David Tennant and Micheal Sheen was a joy
Letter To My Younger Self

Nina Sosanya: Making Good Omens with ‘silly’ David Tennant and Micheal Sheen was a joy

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

Councils are running out of temporary accommodation to help homeless families
Homelessness

Councils are running out of temporary accommodation to help homeless families

Housing is more affordable than a year ago, says Halifax
Housing

Housing is more affordable than a year ago, says Halifax

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’
Disability benefits

DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’

Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say
Sewage

Sewage pollution: How much should water companies be fined for pumping sewage? Have your say

DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
Disability benefits

DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’
Resettlement

Afghan refugees: ‘I built homes for the UK government, now I’m facing homelessness in Britain’

Over one third of homes set to face dangerous overheating – with poorest households hit hardest
Climate crisis

Over one third of homes set to face dangerous overheating – with poorest households hit hardest

‘Heatflation’: Heatwaves could drive up food prices – but scientists are working on a solution
Heatflation

‘Heatflation’: Heatwaves could drive up food prices – but scientists are working on a solution

Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?
Insecure work

Zero-hours contracts: Are they legal and what rights do they give me?

Thousands of tenants lose homes to no-fault evictions as wait for Renters Reform Bill goes on
Housing

Thousands of tenants lose homes to no-fault evictions as wait for Renters Reform Bill goes on

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Devon County Council pauses ‘dangerous’ homelessness prevention funding cuts
Homelessness

Devon County Council pauses ‘dangerous’ homelessness prevention funding cuts

Bibby Stockholm is a ‘monument to government failure’, says IRC
Asylum seekers

Bibby Stockholm is a ‘monument to government failure’, says IRC

Joan Jett: Our early shows felt like a public execution
fighting misogyny

Joan Jett: Our early shows felt like a public execution

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots
Future of work

Council’s refusal to scrap four-day week inspires others to register interest in new pilots