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Crime

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

A new performance tells the story of how a reporter gathers evidence for the project
An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
prison overcrowding
Mike Trace

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Top 5

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We're fighting to change the law

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here's how his government can stop it happening in real life
Domestic abuse

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here's how his government can stop it happening in real life

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
My son was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. He didn't know how to escape domestic abuse
Domestic abuse

My son was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. He didn't know how to escape domestic abuse

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife
Sam Delaney

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
Andrea Coomber

Our prisons are so broken that we can't carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Community Payback supervisor Mick Howe
Rehabilitation

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
andrew gosden, who went missing 17 years ago
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: 'I lost everything'
Woman in prison
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: 'I lost everything'

From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'
Plan for change

From the NHS to 'spreading opportunity': Here's what should be in Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK
Modern slavery

I was forced to work unpaid and never let out of the house. Modern slavery is all around us in the UK

Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

'No two prisoners are the same': 6 ways we can break the UK prison system's cycle of failure
prison leavers
Sid Madge

'No two prisoners are the same': 6 ways we can break the UK prison system's cycle of failure

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people's homes and using them as drug dens
police on patrol
Crime

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people's homes and using them as drug dens

Trans Brits feel like a 'constant target' in wake of Brianna Ghey's murder: 'Trans kids deserve better'
LGBTQ+ rights

Trans Brits feel like a 'constant target' in wake of Brianna Ghey's murder: 'Trans kids deserve better'

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for 'at least' 12-18 months, Met Police say
Grenfell memorial
Grenfell Tower

No Grenfell Tower criminal charges for 'at least' 12-18 months, Met Police say

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire
a group of people stands outside Shadwell Overground station in east London
Housing

'A little bit of paradise': Residents create memorial garden to honour victim of fatal London flat fire

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight
Demonstrators in Victoria square in Bolton
Ian Acheson

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'
London

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
Benefit fraud

DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say

'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives
beats bus
Community

'We are heartbroken': Hull group loses hip-hop bus which fights poverty and changes lives

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