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TV presenter, author and cruise ship magician Stephen Mulhern takes us through his recommended books – and only four of them are his own.
Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'www.bigissue.comBritain is ill-equipped, both structurally and culturally, to deal with extreme heat. And it's the most vulnerable who will suffer.
'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'www.bigissue.comNew rough sleeping stats in London show a steep fall but thousands remain on the streets as Andy Burnham aims to tackle street homelessness.
New London rough sleeping stats show Andy Burnham's challengewww.bigissue.comIt's four years since Russia invaded Ukraine but efforts to address homelessness bring hope, writes Depaul's Mark McGreevy.
The reality in Ukraine is stark. Tackling homelessness brings hopewww.bigissue.comGrowing up as a wheelchair user, Ruth Madeley never saw anyone like herself on TV. Now The Rapture actor is performing with Hollywood stars.
Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born'www.bigissue.comPrime minister Andy Burnham has promised fair pay for care workers and a National Care Service. New figures reveal how much carers earn.
National Care Service: Here's how much carers actually earnwww.bigissue.com“I would never have dreamed that Big Issue could be as profound as it was. It got me up in the morning.” 📍Simon Denis sells Big Issue outside Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London ➡️Read the full interview: www.bigissue.com/vendors/si... 📸 Molly Harris
Sir Chris Hoy on the inspiration of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, his battle with prostate cancer and the power of cycling and exercise
Chris Hoy: 'I don't want to present myself as having cracked cancer'www.bigissue.comAn anti-racism strategy is needed in the UK to address rising racist violence and online hate speech, says Runnymede Trust's Stephen Walcott.
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right nowwww.bigissue.comDWP cuts to Access to Work have left disabled artist Renu Arora unable to act on stage despite funding to tell her story in a musical.
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her careerwww.bigissue.comWhen punk upstart Hyphen wrote a song called Gary's Economics, it led to Gary Stevenson joining him on stage... and asking him to write this!
Why I sing punk songs about a wealth tax in tiny shortswww.bigissue.comPoverty is a deep cause and consequence of ill-health. Andy Burnham closed the health gap in Greater Manchester, can he do the same as PM?
Can Andy Burnham close widening health gaps in the UK?www.bigissue.comBig Issue vendor Simon Denis got off the streets with the support from selling the magazine. Now he’s up early with London's commuters.
Big Issue vendor Simon Denis: 'I was sleeping rough for 16 months'www.bigissue.comInvisible Cities is celebrating 10 years of helping homeless people give tours of cities around the world. Nic shows people around Manchester.
Ex-homeless man Nic gives Manchester tours with Invisible Citieswww.bigissue.comTV presenter, author and cruise ship magician Stephen Mulhern takes us through his recommended books – and only four of them are his own.
Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'www.bigissue.comDiscussions of a wealth tax inspired one Big Issue reader to suggest we go further, and prevent accumulation of unreasonable wealth in the first place
'A wealth tax? We need to prevent people becoming super-rich'www.bigissue.comJobsPlus is tackling youth unemployment by reaching NEETs in social housing, supporting them in the local community and helping them get jobs.
Inside the innovative pilot helping NEETs in social housing into jobswww.bigissue.comITV News investigations editor Daniel Hewitt has written a book about what needs to be done to finally fix social housing in the UK. He believes a state-backed housebuilder is the only way to do it
The horrific state of social housing shames Britain. We can fix itwww.bigissue.comBritain is ill-equipped, both structurally and culturally, to deal with extreme heat. And it's the most vulnerable who will suffer.
'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'www.bigissue.com