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9,000 people could fall into homelessness without national Housing First plan
9,000 people could fall into homelessness without national Housing First plan
Universal credit cut ‘will put 200,000 children at risk of homelessness’
Universal credit cut ‘will put 200,000 children at risk of homelessness’
Voter ID bill slammed as ‘a paywall to the ballot box’
Voter ID bill slammed as ‘a paywall to the ballot box’
‘Tax millionaires like me to fund social care reforms’ says ex-City trader
‘Tax millionaires like me to fund social care reforms’ says ex-City trader
‘Is it one of the new hospitals?’ – Grant Shapps mocked for Pacer train tweet
‘Is it one of the new hospitals?’ – Grant Shapps mocked for Pacer train tweet
National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson’s social care plans mean for you
National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson’s social care plans mean for you
Voter ID bill to be debated as report warns it could breach human rights
Voter ID bill to be debated as report warns it could breach human rights
Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut
Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut
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Canadian street vendor on Lytton – a village ravaged by wildfires
Canadian street vendor on Lytton – a village ravaged by wildfires
A charity has salvaged tents from Reading Festival to give to refugees
A charity has salvaged tents from Reading Festival to give to refugees
Scotland is getting a new commissioner to look out for future generations
Scotland is getting a new commissioner to look out for future generations
A Glasgow nightclub is using the body heat of dancers to power the venue
A Glasgow nightclub is using the body heat of dancers to power the venue
Afghan refugees given ‘warm welcome’ could have to live off £39 a week
Afghan refugees given ‘warm welcome’ could have to live off £39 a week
Businesses are queueing up to offer jobs to Afghan refugees
Businesses are queueing up to offer jobs to Afghan refugees
Ending free prescriptions for over-60s ‘would widen health inequalities’
Ending free prescriptions for over-60s ‘would widen health inequalities’
‘£20 cut would repeat past mistakes’ universal credit campaigners tell PM
‘£20 cut would repeat past mistakes’ universal credit campaigners tell PM
Government in court for ‘ignoring’ climate impact of BP oil drilling permit
Government in court for ‘ignoring’ climate impact of BP oil drilling permit
Scottish government urged to expand 4 day working week trial
Scottish government urged to expand 4 day working week trial
Wetherspoons has been hit with beer shortages due to Brexit and Covid
Wetherspoons has been hit with beer shortages due to Brexit and Covid
Cladding group blasts government ‘magic money tree’ over £8.6bn homes fund
Cladding group blasts government ‘magic money tree’ over £8.6bn homes fund
Olympics marathon star Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Running is freedom’
Olympics marathon star Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Running is freedom’
One million children in poverty denied free school meals
One million children in poverty denied free school meals
The Big Issue needs you to ask councils to Stop Mass Homelessness
The Big Issue needs you to ask councils to Stop Mass Homelessness
This is what it’s like to spend 13 years battling for refugee status
This is what it’s like to spend 13 years battling for refugee status
Art Refuge is creating a safe space for refugees on Napier Barracks’ doorstep
Art Refuge is creating a safe space for refugees on Napier Barracks’ doorstep
Undoing the false narrative on the refugee crisis, one coffee at a time
Undoing the false narrative on the refugee crisis, one coffee at a time
Sunak plans pool, gym and tennis court at his mansion while cutting benefits
Sunak plans pool, gym and tennis court at his mansion while cutting benefits
Seven refugees, seven decades and what the historic UN treaty means to them
Seven refugees, seven decades and what the historic UN treaty means to them
People are rejecting a ‘politics of hate’ and offering refugees a home
People are rejecting a ‘politics of hate’ and offering refugees a home
Local shopkeepers fear post-Brexit food supply issues won’t improve
Local shopkeepers fear post-Brexit food supply issues won’t improve
Big Issue vendors swap pitches for sailing on the high seas
Big Issue vendors swap pitches for sailing on the high seas
The number of UK children unhappy with their lives hits decade high
The number of UK children unhappy with their lives hits decade high
Food shortages: The places hit by Brexit and Covid supply chain issues
