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Inside the new Social Bite homeless village
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (965+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the'details section. Social Bite has opened its second homeless village in Scotland and the charity believes it could be a blueprint to helping councils address…...
How gambling and domestic abuse are driving homelessness
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (497+ words) Research has found that support systems for victim-survivors can fail to recognise gambling-related domestic abuse "Not one person questioned the domestic abuse and the control over the finances," said a victim-survivor of gambling-related domestic abuse. "Not once did I say…...
The Iran crisis was decades in the making. You reap what you sow
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (557+ words) History always trips up the future and causes future wars to happen, writes Big Issue founder John Bird Winston Churchill (centre) with Queen Soraya of Persia (left) and the Shah of Iran, 21 February 1955, 10 Downing Street. Image: Associated Press / Alamy A…...
US-Iran war creating 'perfect storm' for UK food supply
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1002+ words) The US-Iran war is a "perfect storm" that will impact struggling families in the UK, a food poverty charity has explained Food poverty charities warn that the Middle East conflict will impact hunger in the UK. Image: Fare Share A…...
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Like Rick Astley, the UK's volunteers never give up
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (276+ words) Big Issue distribution offices are always looking for volunteers. Image: Louise Haywood-Schiefer Rick Astley could be the mascot for the latest edition of the magazine. It's well established that he's never gonna give up, but he's not the only one....
What would happen if unpaid carers stopped caring?
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (465+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the'details section. The CEO of Carers UK says demands for care are growing and simply cannot be met by the crumbling system Carers are the…...
The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan book review
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (342+ words) Jordan examines time and memory, what it means to be alive, and love and loss Irishman Neil Jordan is most famous as a film director and screenwriter for the likes of Michael Collins and The Crying Game, but has also…...
The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (353+ words) It is an enthralling story of science, faith, identity and human connection The Comfort of Distant Stars is the debut novel by IO Echeruo, an author who splits his time between Nigeria and Ghana. The story follows the life of…...
Big Issue Education programme sees Big Issue go into schools
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (424+ words) The Big Issue Education Programme is equipping young people with the confidence to challenge inequality Big Issue vendor Andr" Rostant speaks to pupils at Malmesbury Primary School, Tower Hamlets, London. Image: Big Issue For more than three decades, Big Issue…...