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The number of people sleeping rough in England falls for the fourth straight year
Rough sleeping

The number of people sleeping rough in England falls for the fourth straight year

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
Education

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’

Scotland and Wales reject ‘anti-refugee’ Nationality and Borders Bill
Borders Bill

Scotland and Wales reject ‘anti-refugee’ Nationality and Borders Bill

Keir Starmer calls for unity over sanctions on Russian oligarchs
Politics

Keir Starmer calls for unity over sanctions on Russian oligarchs

The overlooked climate and environmental issues we should all be talking about
Climate change

The overlooked climate and environmental issues we should all be talking about

Trans rights charities call for ‘concrete action’ after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform
LGBTQ+

Trans rights charities call for ‘concrete action’ after MPs debate Gender Recognition Act reform

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government
welfare system

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government

A trashed phone box has been bought for £1 and transformed into a community hub
Charity

A trashed phone box has been bought for £1 and transformed into a community hub

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’
Covid-19

Scrapping free tests and Covid sick pay labelled an ‘act of national self-sabotage’

UK tree planting is being ‘outpaced’ by the number lost in climate change events
Climate crisis

UK tree planting is being ‘outpaced’ by the number lost in climate change events

The ‘archaic’ Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
News

The ‘archaic’ Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years

Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021
Deportations

Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021

‘We’re expecting a tidal wave’: Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
Homelessness

‘We’re expecting a tidal wave’: Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third

Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities
Employment

Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities

Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, music entrepreneur and activist, dies aged 31
Culture

Jamal Edwards, SBTV founder, music entrepreneur and activist, dies aged 31

Bimini Bon-Boulash: ‘I’m not sure whether I’m even doing drag anymore’ 
Yungblud

Bimini Bon-Boulash: ‘I’m not sure whether I’m even doing drag anymore’ 

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‘I’ll never forget it’: Guest editor Yungblud reveals how a Big Issue seller turned his life around
Yungblud

‘I’ll never forget it’: Guest editor Yungblud reveals how a Big Issue seller turned his life around

High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments
Welfare system

High Court rules millions of legacy benefits claimants won’t get backdated payments

Government finally set to repeal ‘obscene’ Vagrancy Act that criminalises homelessness
Rough sleeping

Government finally set to repeal ‘obscene’ Vagrancy Act that criminalises homelessness

‘This is very different to my Love Island experience’ – Kaz Kamwi sells The Big Issue in Oxford Street
Love Island

‘This is very different to my Love Island experience’ – Kaz Kamwi sells The Big Issue in Oxford Street