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How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet
Agricultural land in England was enclosed as early as the 13th century. This is a Medieval illustration of men harvesting wheat
Inequality

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet

Peasants thrived on common land until landowners stole it all. There is an obvious parallel with what's going on today onlinr
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
Ghulam Qasim
Khaula Jamil

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: 'What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?'
Housing

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: 'What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?'

Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Criminal justice

Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?

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?

World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas 'pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad'
The AT&T Stadium in Dallas will host nine games in the World Cup
World Cup

World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas 'pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad'

'For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have'
The Nomad with Jeb and Charlie
homelessness

'For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have'

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
Langmead House in Bromley-by-Bow
Housing

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’

London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis
a data centre
Artificial Intelligence

London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'
child at window
Homelessness

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'

'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'
Nairobi's Zebstrong team at the Street Child World Cup
World Cup

'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'

'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'

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'
a woman walking at night
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'
Big Issue vendor Andre Rostant
Reader offer

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

‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’
a polling station sign
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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'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