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This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK's leaders
Some rolos are arranged in a line graph in front of the Tyne bridge
Industry

This factory once made every single Rolo in the world. Its decline is a warning for UK's leaders

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: 'I'm so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won't have to move'
Kieran Reilly at the Paris games
Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: 'I'm so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won't have to move'

Renters should be compensated if they're forced out of their home, campaigners say
Renters' rights

Renters should be compensated if they're forced out of their home, campaigners say

Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to extend rough sleeping funding to help homelessness services
Rough sleeping

Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Earl John Charlton and Orinoco the Womble
Big Community

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle

Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?
Activists from London Renters Union hold up placard calling for
Rent controls

Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn't disabled enough
Child holding onto adult's hands
Care experience

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn't disabled enough

Black History Month: 12 forgotten Black heroes who defined and redefined modern Britain
Black History Month

Black History Month: 12 forgotten Black heroes who defined and redefined modern Britain

Doctor says patients 'wearing five layers of clothes' amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts
Close-up shot of a gas hob
Energy bills

Doctor says patients 'wearing five layers of clothes' amid rising bills and winter fuel payment cuts

Family evicted from temporary housing after having grandparents over for a brew: 'It blew my mind'
Temporary housing

Family evicted from temporary housing after having grandparents over for a brew: 'It blew my mind'

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'
Television presenter Stephen Mulhern with inset photos of mould at properties he rents out
Exclusive

Tenants of TV star Stephen Mulhern left 'living with damp and mould for two years'

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned
Danny Dyer

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned

Work starting on new affordable homes in London at record low: 'People will become homeless'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on a building site
Housing crisis

Work starting on new affordable homes in London at record low: 'People will become homeless'

100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
Mental health

100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that

What are service charges? Everything you need to know
a worker replastering a wall
renting

What are service charges? Everything you need to know

What is a restrictive covenant?
housing

What is a restrictive covenant?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know
several moving boxes stacked on a palette
renting

Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know

Home Kitchen: Inside the world's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs
Homelessness

Home Kitchen: Inside the world's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

'It's time to listen': Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts
keir starmer
Winter fuel payments

'It's time to listen': Labour conference votes for government to reverse winter fuel payment cuts

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