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Who is Rushanara Ali? Meet the new Labour minister tasked with tackling the homelessness crisis
Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Homelessness

Who is Rushanara Ali? Meet the new Labour minister tasked with tackling the homelessness crisis

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ulyana Travola alongside her husband and children, who are still in Ukraine
Ukraine war

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
a blue bus in Scotland
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'

DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'
Liz Kendall DWP
Benefits

DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots
UK riots

Would banning the EDL actually work? Here's how to tackle the far-right ideology behind UK riots

Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Music

Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'

This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes
Two-child benefit cap

This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime
Local residents at the unveiling of the Northumberland Park Street Gym, developed by not-for-profit organisation Raza Sana and funded by Gymbox and Haringey Council
Community

'Sport is transforming my life': Inside the community gym keeping young people from a life of crime

NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes
social homes being worked on with a crane
Environment

NatWest and British Gas join forces to turbocharge efforts to insulate draughty social homes

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP's support fund ends next month
household support fund
Household support fund

Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP's support fund ends next month

Behind the secret birth of London's first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means
A baby beaver swimming in the water
Rewilding

Behind the secret birth of London's first baby beavers in 400 years – and what it means

LGBTQ+ homelessness is a topic that's deeply personal for me – it's heartbreaking
Homelessness

LGBTQ+ homelessness is a topic that's deeply personal for me – it's heartbreaking

Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: 'Brits are burnt out'
Four-Day Working Week

Three-quarters of Labour voters back a four-day working week: 'Brits are burnt out'

Ending a fixed term tenancy
a pile of cardboard moving boxes in front of a window. ending a fixed term tenancy
Renting

Ending a fixed term tenancy

Is subletting illegal?
a bed in a bedroom with a bedside table and lamp. is subletting illegal?
Renting

Is subletting illegal?

DWP cuts off benefits for 280,000 people over universal credit change: 'This is extremely worrying'
DWP
Benefits

DWP cuts off benefits for 280,000 people over universal credit change: 'This is extremely worrying'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Privately-educated athletes 'significantly over-represented' among Team GB's Olympic heroes
Stock image of a person competing in equestrian events
Paris Olympics 2024

Privately-educated athletes 'significantly over-represented' among Team GB's Olympic heroes

Rail company sparks outrage over 'profiteering' charge for water in London station: 'Total disgrace'
Water

Rail company sparks outrage over 'profiteering' charge for water in London station: 'Total disgrace'

Job market 'cooling' to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls
jobcentre plus/ dwp
Employment

Job market 'cooling' to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls

Brazil wants to tax the world's wealthiest 3,000 people. Here's how that money could change the world
Cost of living crisis protest, Enough is enough, UK protest
A Modest Proposal

Brazil wants to tax the world's wealthiest 3,000 people. Here's how that money could change the world

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