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News

September 22, 2017
Experts back rental exchange in call for data to boost credit scores
News
By Liam Geraghty
September 22, 2017
Homelessness outreach service goes the extra mile
News
By Dionne Kennedy
September 21, 2017
Local authorities blame government cuts for homelessness rise, says report
News
By Liam Geraghty
September 20, 2017
Suffragette Millicent Fawcett to be first woman with Parliament Square statue
News
By Andrew Burns
September 20, 2017
Millennials spend three times as much on housing as their grandparents
News
By Adam Forrest
September 20, 2017
Refugees visit Trump's childhood home
News
By Adam Forrest
September 19, 2017
Sajid Javid promises social housing review following damning report
News
By Liam Geraghty
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Culture

September 21, 2017
Michaël Dudok de Wit: “It’s deeply rooted in us to enjoy a line drawing”
Film
By Steven MacKenzie
September 21, 2017
Pedro Pascal talks Kingsman, Narcos and the goriest death on Game of Thrones
Film
By Steven MacKenzie
September 21, 2017
Classical music – a flag-waving farewell to summer and a look ahead to autumn
Music
By Guest Columnist
September 21, 2017
Borg McEnroe review – true Wimbledon tale starring Shia LaBeouf serves an ace
Film
By Edward Lawrenson
September 21, 2017
Ozark – more excellent drama about a family man working for a drug cartel
TV
By Sam Delaney
September 18, 2017
Rudimental: Live in a living room to 'tell refugees they are welcome'
Music
By Malcolm Jack
September 18, 2017
Tom Morello: We're applying to be the soundtrack for the revolution
Music
By Liam Geraghty
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Opinion

September 21, 2017
Steven Price Brown: From PTSD and homelessness to the high seas
Opinion
By Guest Columnist
September 18, 2017
Fair pay. It’s a matter of life and death
Opinion
By Paul McNamee
September 18, 2017
John Bird: We must move on from Dickens-style sentimental poverty
Opinion
By John Bird
September 11, 2017
Activist Army: As Parliament returns, we must reassemble
News
By Editorial
September 11, 2017
Cutting prisoner numbers needs a prevention plan, not half-baked thinking
John Bird
By John Bird
September 7, 2017
Fostering Network: Regardless of creed, home is at the heart of foster care
Opinion
By Guest Columnist
September 4, 2017
Lord Bourne: Cathedrals can help with homelessness
Opinion
By Guest Columnist
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Interviews

September 20, 2017
Benedict Cumberbatch: "We considered housing refugees"
Interviews
By Adrian Lobb
September 18, 2017
Dennis Skinner: "I think the BBC decided to stop putting me on TV"
Letter To My Younger Self
By Jane Graham
September 11, 2017
Richard Dormer: "Rellik constantly keeps you on your toes"
Interviews
By Steven MacKenzie
September 11, 2017
Russell Brand: Redemption, recovery and the Big Issue of addiction
Interviews
By Adrian Lobb
September 6, 2017
Robert Webb: "Men are embarrassed about even the best emotions"
Letter To My Younger Self
By Adrian Lobb
September 5, 2017
Dara Ó Briain: Why I'm not an astronaut
Interviews
By Steven MacKenzie
September 5, 2017
Pêpê Rapazote: “I don’t think Narcos is too glamorous, I believe it’s real”
Interviews
By Steven MacKenzie
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