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Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
After a bus accident left Renu Arora using a wheelchair, she refused to give up her career – but Access to Work grant cuts threaten it
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
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The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Cost of living crisis
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like
Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like
Housing
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
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‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
Employment
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Social justice
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
In the occupied West Bank, a child is killed every week. When did that become acceptable?
In the occupied West Bank, a child is killed every week. When did that become acceptable?
It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction
It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Activism
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Environment
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
