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Black people more likely to be arrested for being homeless, research finds: ‘This shames our country’
Rough sleeping

Black people more likely to be arrested for being homeless, research finds: ‘This shames our country’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor Marc Jones, 47, found dead in hostel
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Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor Marc Jones, 47, found dead in hostel

Home Office plan to clear asylum backlog is making refugees homeless, minister admits
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Home Office plan to clear asylum backlog is making refugees homeless, minister admits

More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: ‘People are dying’
Renting

More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: ‘People are dying’

Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness
Homelessness

Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness

Big Issue vendor Kelvin Gregory pays tribute to beloved dog and ‘dear friend’ Ralph
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Big Issue vendor Kelvin Gregory pays tribute to beloved dog and ‘dear friend’ Ralph

Asylum seekers ‘setting themselves on fire’ due to conditions at Wethersfield immigration centre
Immigration

Asylum seekers ‘setting themselves on fire’ due to conditions at Wethersfield immigration centre

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
Venue Watch

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year

Homeless refugees in Leeds skyrocket due to Home Office evictions: ‘It’s a humanitarian emergency’
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Homeless refugees in Leeds skyrocket due to Home Office evictions: ‘It’s a humanitarian emergency’

Hundreds of thousands of people in England will spend this Christmas homeless: ‘Out of control’
Homelessness

Hundreds of thousands of people in England will spend this Christmas homeless: ‘Out of control’

Martin Lewis calls for urgent action on debt collectors as millions feel ‘harassed’ and ‘suicidal’
Cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis calls for urgent action on debt collectors as millions feel ‘harassed’ and ‘suicidal’

Human rights and rule of law under threat in UK after Rwanda bill vote, charities warn
Immigration

Human rights and rule of law under threat in UK after Rwanda bill vote, charities warn

Bibby Stockholm: Death of asylum seeker on barge is devastating but ‘not surprising’, charity says
Bibby Stockholm

Bibby Stockholm: Death of asylum seeker on barge is devastating but ‘not surprising’, charity says

‘Death certificate’: Why COP28 climate summit is hanging by a thread over fossil fuel deadlock
Climate change

‘Death certificate’: Why COP28 climate summit is hanging by a thread over fossil fuel deadlock

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Poverty

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows

Home Office’s asylum accommodation policy ‘creates problems’, admits Michael Gove
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Home Office’s asylum accommodation policy ‘creates problems’, admits Michael Gove

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Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people
Homelessness

Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people

Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn
Renting

Housing benefit boost for renters will be wiped out by 2025, experts warn

Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
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Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas

Sadiq Khan calls on Home Office to save lives and immediately pause asylum evictions
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Sadiq Khan calls on Home Office to save lives and immediately pause asylum evictions