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Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know
Pride month

Pride Month 2023: Everything there is to know

Pride month was declared in June after the Stonewall Riots in New York in 1969. Here’s what you need to know.

Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’
Exclusive interview

Sadiq Khan: ‘We’ve only got limited time to make a difference’

In an interview with The Big Issue, London mayor Sadiq Khan talks about his health scares, toxic air, and writing his new book, Breathe, on the bus

Sadiq Khan says Shadwell fire homelessness ‘illustrates problems of overcrowding in London’
Housing

Sadiq Khan says Shadwell fire homelessness ‘illustrates problems of overcrowding in London’

Survivors of the fire, which revealed 18 men were living in one flat, became homeless in the wake of the fire after their emergency accommodation ended

Sadiq Khan rules out ever returning to Parliament
Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan rules out ever returning to Parliament

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
Employment

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit

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Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze to give renters ‘badly needed respite’
Renting

Sadiq Khan wants a rent freeze to give renters ‘badly needed respite’

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end
Social housing

The council wants to demolish Aysen’s home. She’s staying until the bitter end

The climate crisis is making it harder for councils to protect rough sleepers from extreme weather
Rough sleeping

The climate crisis is making it harder for councils to protect rough sleepers from extreme weather

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air
Air Pollution

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air

Sadiq Khan smashes council house building target as London builds double the rest of England
Housing criis

Sadiq Khan smashes council house building target as London builds double the rest of England

Ulez expansion will leave Londoners stranded
Letters

Ulez expansion will leave Londoners stranded

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’
Rough sleeping

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’

Londoners rally to support 16 survivors of fatal fire on edge of homelessness
London housing

Londoners rally to support 16 survivors of fatal fire on edge of homelessness

Survivors of fatal fire in Shadwell flat spared homelessness for a week as council extends accommodation
Housing

Survivors of fatal fire in Shadwell flat spared homelessness for a week as council extends accommodation

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges
Social housing

Campaigners reveal tenants have been overcharged almost £2 million for service charges

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes
Renting

Landlords pocket £1.6bn in housing benefit for providing renters with horror homes

Shadwell fire survivors set to become homeless on Monday as council help ends
Housing crisis

Shadwell fire survivors set to become homeless on Monday as council help ends

London’s Ulez plans could hit disabled people, charities and small businesses the hardest
air pollution

London’s Ulez plans could hit disabled people, charities and small businesses the hardest

‘No doctor wants this’: Junior doctors explain why they’re on strike
NHS crisis

‘No doctor wants this’: Junior doctors explain why they’re on strike

This seaside town has seen the highest rise in house prices over the last decade
House prices

This seaside town has seen the highest rise in house prices over the last decade

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Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme
Ulez

Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Food poverty

Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids

Repair Week: We should all learn how to fix things – here’s why
Repair Week

Repair Week: We should all learn how to fix things – here’s why

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time
Repair Week

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time