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Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Here’s a list of ways to get involved with volunteering on Christmas Day and help people during the festive period
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
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Labour council blocks bid to reveal extent of Yo-yo Home losses: ‘Why would they try and hide this?’
Labour council blocks bid to reveal extent of Yo-yo Home losses: ‘Why would they try and hide this?’
Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Cost of living crisis
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Housing
Labour council blocks bid to reveal extent of Yo-yo Home losses: ‘Why would they try and hide this?’
Labour council blocks bid to reveal extent of Yo-yo Home losses: ‘Why would they try and hide this?’
Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
How Reeves’ autumn budget dealt a brutal blow to Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge
How Reeves’ autumn budget dealt a brutal blow to Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge
Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?
Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?
Our vendors
Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Employment
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Social justice
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Activism
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘It was hard to get artists to take part in Gig for Gaza’
Environment
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
