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Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
The Reform UK leader laid out his proposal to boost hospitality as Labour’s bill to end the two-child benefit limit and lift 450,000 kids out of poverty progressed through parliament
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘I ain’t going to surrender to Elon Musk’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘I ain’t going to surrender to Elon Musk’
Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’
Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’
Cost of living crisis
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
Housing
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
‘Bickering between neighbours’ but cash saved: What Labour’s ground rent cap really means
‘Bickering between neighbours’ but cash saved: What Labour’s ground rent cap really means
Our vendors
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’
Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’
Employment
It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
It’s early January and FTSE 100 CEOs have already earned more than an average worker’s yearly pay
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Social justice
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
‘Poverty destroys us’: Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Labour MP calls on government to boost universal credit: ‘We need to up our game’
Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
Activism
Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’
Drag Race winner Tia Kofi: ‘I’m a member of the Green Party. I have cats. I’m invested in nature’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: ‘All of society is mobilised’
Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: ‘All of society is mobilised’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Environment
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
The truth behind the 15-minute cities controversy in Oxford, explained
I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London’s waterways
