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'I left my abuser – and then the family court gave him custody of my children'
Lady Justice
Family courts

'I left my abuser – and then the family court gave him custody of my children'

The biggest family court reform in 30 years still won't stop women seeing their children being handed to their abusers
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
anti-migrant protesters waving Union Jacks
Activism

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
a person sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn

Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: 'I was afraid to sleep'
homelessness

Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: 'I was afraid to sleep'

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: 'Reading is the world'
Reader offer

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: 'Reading is the world'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’
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Politics

‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’

How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis
AT&T Stadium in Arlington is home of the Dallas Cowboys and will host World Cup 2026 fixtures
World Cup

How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis

What's going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here's how to have your say
stephen timms
Benefits

What's going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here's how to have your say

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
An NHS mural on a pavement
Health

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street

'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'
silhouette of a pregnant woman
Homelessness

'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Brighton and Hove
Housing

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents
An electrician holding cut wires
Housing

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Cost of living

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
Big Issue vendor Ian Duff and dog Trigger outside parliament
Housing

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
London renter Pete Ely pictured outside
Renting

‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases

Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Politics

Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Debunked

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
Young people walking in the street
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'
22-year-old Big Issue vendor Paula Langa. Image: Exposure Photo Agency
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
St Ives harbour and beach, Cornwall.
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'
a gas meter
Cost of living

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?
The Airbnb logo struck through
Short-term lets

Airbnb kills communities. Is it time for a ban?

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on
Grenfell
Grenfell

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on