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The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief's rippling effects
Books

The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief's rippling effects

The latest of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s works to be translated into English takes the form of a letter to Ernaux's dead sister
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
three children/ two-child benefit cap
Benefits

What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?

Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway
Sam Delaney

Seeing your kid off to university is a joy – but we had some wobbles on the motorway

This 'life-changing' project is transforming the bedrooms of children living in poverty
Child poverty

This 'life-changing' project is transforming the bedrooms of children living in poverty

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Gladiators star Zack George: 'We want my son's short time on this Earth to have a positive effect'
Charity

Gladiators star Zack George: 'We want my son's short time on this Earth to have a positive effect'

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Emeline, volunteer at Little Village's Brent baby bank holding a pack of pampers
Emily Compston

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies

24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
zoo
Summer survival guide

24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Giovanna Fletcher

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: 'It makes me feel sick'
A group of children playing football together.
Childcare

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: 'It makes me feel sick'

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won't break the bank this summer
Family days out

Affordable and fun for all the family: These days trips won't break the bank this summer

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
Marie Maubouche
Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge
Lucy Sweet

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge

One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
Carla Alderman and her son Cameron, who have been supported by Sense. Image: Sense
Disabled children

One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
child in waterproof jacket
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told

This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
The Noisy Dinosaur production from Toucan Theatre. Image of two cast members with jellycats
James Baldwin

This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'
mother holding a baby
Ruth Talbot

DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: 'It's a terrible situation'

Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'
Immigration

Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'

I'm a disabled person claiming benefits – and I've lost all hope in the Labour government
Labour prime minister Keir Starmer
Arjan

I'm a disabled person claiming benefits – and I've lost all hope in the Labour government

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: 'There's a sense of hopelessness'
child asleep
Child poverty

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: 'There's a sense of hopelessness'

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it
praxis no recourse to public funds group. image of campaigners
Uche

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It's time the government ended it

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
school uniform illustration
School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

Emmerdale star talks taking on a father's agony in missing person story: 'I hope it makes people think'
Mark Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle, in Emmerdale. Image: ITV
Emmerdale

Emmerdale star talks taking on a father's agony in missing person story: 'I hope it makes people think'

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: 'A smile on your face goes a long way'
football player Chloe Kelly
Sport

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: 'A smile on your face goes a long way'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'
Letter To My Younger Self

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'