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Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals
Free school meals

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals

Britain needs ‘state-owned energy champion’, shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says
Renewable energy

Britain needs ‘state-owned energy champion’, shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says

England lost more than 200,000 of the most affordable social homes in the last decade
Social housing

England lost more than 200,000 of the most affordable social homes in the last decade

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes

Rishi Sunak’s anti-social behaviour action plan is ‘dressing old laws up in new clothes’
Rough Sleeping

Rishi Sunak’s anti-social behaviour action plan is ‘dressing old laws up in new clothes’

Aldi has donated thousands of free breakfasts to food banks and schools across the country
Cost of living crisis

Aldi has donated thousands of free breakfasts to food banks and schools across the country

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Food poverty

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids

Sadiq Khan says there is an ‘orchestrated campaign’ against Ulez expansion
ULEZ expansion

Sadiq Khan says there is an ‘orchestrated campaign’ against Ulez expansion

Popular Big Issue vendor seriously injured after being run over near his pitch
Our vendors

Popular Big Issue vendor seriously injured after being run over near his pitch

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme
Recycling

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme

Tory councillor quits party over refusal to back homeless donation scheme
Activism

Tory councillor quits party over refusal to back homeless donation scheme

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
Activism

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes

‘It’s like living through torture’ Tower block residents made homeless over post-Grenfell fire risks
Building safety crisis

‘It’s like living through torture’ Tower block residents made homeless over post-Grenfell fire risks

‘I can’t put your accent on the radio’: Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out
Culture

‘I can’t put your accent on the radio’: Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out

Big Issue bosses lament missed opportunities in Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Spring budget

Big Issue bosses lament missed opportunities in Chancellor’s Spring Statement

In pictures: 400,000 on strike as Jeremy Hunt unveils ‘back to work’ budget
Activism

In pictures: 400,000 on strike as Jeremy Hunt unveils ‘back to work’ budget

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The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue
TV

The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue

Illegal Immigration Bill: Protest to take place outside parliament as Conservative MPs set to rebel over controversial law
Immigration

Illegal Immigration Bill: Protest to take place outside parliament as Conservative MPs set to rebel over controversial law

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated
Homelessness

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated

Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents’ complaints of overcrowding
Overcrowding

Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents’ complaints of overcrowding