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Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how
General election 2024

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here’s how

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is
Alison Watson

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
homelessness

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives

Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?
Housing

Scottish government is declaring a national housing emergency – but what does it actually mean?

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say
Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say

Village of ‘beautiful homes’ for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite
Homelessness

Village of ‘beautiful homes’ for homeless people to be built in Lanarkshire by Social Bite

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
Theatre

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it
Food banks

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it ‘doesn’t need to be this way’
Homelessness

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it ‘doesn’t need to be this way’

Social media and closure of youth ‘safe spaces’ could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns
Youth centres

Social media and closure of youth ‘safe spaces’ could lead to surge in violent crime, research warns

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music
Venue Watch

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

Late Scottish artist’s powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
Art

Late Scottish artist’s powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years

Here’s when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
Cost of living crisis

Here’s when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
Exclusive

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister

This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months
venue watch

This Scottish music venue changed a disabled teen’s life – but may run out of money in months

Tributes paid to Perth Big Issue vendor Rab Lakie who died after heart attack: ‘One in a million’
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to Perth Big Issue vendor Rab Lakie who died after heart attack: ‘One in a million’

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Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer
Drugs

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland
Rent controls

‘The leadership we need’: Humza Yousaf confirms plans for rent controls in Scotland

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
drug deaths

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush
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The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush