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Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
On the day marking one year since refuse collectors went on strike in Birmingham, Big Issue headed to the neighbourhoods hit hardest by rubbish left in the wake of the industrial dispute
The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
The Roundhouse's 'critically important' role in punk: From The Ramones to making change in 2026
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Meet the community group taking on 'absentee landlords' to put empty building in hands of artists
Meet the community group taking on 'absentee landlords' to put empty building in hands of artists
Are universities really churning out 700,000 jobless graduates on benefits?
Are universities really churning out 700,000 jobless graduates on benefits?
Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: 'I hate living this way'
Pensioners in poverty skip baths as water bills rise: 'I hate living this way'
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears
More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
'Shocking' number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
'Shocking' number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
How Eastbourne became the face of England's temporary accommodation crisis
How Eastbourne became the face of England's temporary accommodation crisis
Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
Reform UK says churches are being turned into mosques. Is it true?
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
I shrank my own economy to live a less capitalist life. You could do it too
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: 'I felt like a shadow of myself'
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: 'I felt like a shadow of myself'
I'm worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I'm worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter