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New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track
a train on a UK railway line
Housing

New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track

The government will set up a new company called Platform4 to build homes on surplus railway land and reinvest the profits back into Britain's railways
Is it too late to prevent anarchy in the 'Yookay'?
UK riots

Is it too late to prevent anarchy in the 'Yookay'?

How Britain's high street decline is fuelling Reform UK's rise: 'There's a sense that politics has failed'
Big Issue vendors worry what the future of the high street means for them as they return this week. Image credit: Adrian S Pye / Geograph
Reform UK

How Britain's high street decline is fuelling Reform UK's rise: 'There's a sense that politics has failed'

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
Volunteering

When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned
Far right

I spent a year undercover as a far-right activist. Here's seven things I learned

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: 'Another new record'
A UK housing estate and surrounding fields
Renting

Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: 'Another new record'

Universal credit cuts will push 50,000 into poverty despite government's U-turn, MPs warn
Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

Universal credit cuts will push 50,000 into poverty despite government's U-turn, MPs warn

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?
UK Riots

A legacy of tragedy: What has changed one year on from the Southport killings?

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: 'He would always help everybody'
a photo of the tributes left on Big Issue vendor Neil Smith's pitch and his pet dog Honey
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: 'He would always help everybody'

Donald Trump wants to 'criminalise' homeless people because it's not 'nice' seeing tents on streets
US president Donald Trump
Homelessness

Donald Trump wants to 'criminalise' homeless people because it's not 'nice' seeing tents on streets

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way
Darren McGarvey
Health inequalities

Labour has promised to stop poor people dying so early. A Scottish rapper could help them find the way

Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'
Youngster throws missile at far-right riot In Rotherham
UK riots

Closure of pubs and parks created a 'tinderbox' for far-right riots, research says: 'Hate can fill the void'

This project offers homeless people a home for life: 'We want to end homelessness one person at a time'
Homelessness

This project offers homeless people a home for life: 'We want to end homelessness one person at a time'

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn't be in the Euro final without women of colour
Football

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn't be in the Euro final without women of colour

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
Refugees

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: 'If Labour doesn't change, I fear where this country is headed'
Labour MP Rachael Maskell
Politics

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: 'If Labour doesn't change, I fear where this country is headed'

'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit': Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children's homes
Care homes

'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit': Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children's homes

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: 'A very positive step'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Renting

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: 'A very positive step'

Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make 'no difference at all' to 140,000 children in poverty
A small child's hand holds an adult's finger
Two-child limit

Revealed: Scrapping two-child benefit limit will make 'no difference at all' to 140,000 children in poverty

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
A sad child
Homelessness

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Renters' Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers' 'tenant and landlord battle'
Renting

Renters' Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers' 'tenant and landlord battle'

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Water

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Democracy

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'

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