I took out loans and maxed out credit cards to fund my gambling addiction. I ended up homeless
I took out loans and maxed out credit cards to fund my gambling addiction. I ended up homeless
‘The thrill was intoxicating, and the money I received felt like a lifeline. But it spiralled out of control’
‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride
‘We have the right to live with dignity’: More than 55,000 people march for London Trans+ Pride
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Top Stories
Cost of living crisis is causing adoption rates to decline – but every child deserves a loving home
Cost of living crisis is causing adoption rates to decline – but every child deserves a loving home
‘When I first went inside I wanted to die’: What life’s like inside a UK women’s prison
‘When I first went inside I wanted to die’: What life’s like inside a UK women’s prison
Inside the Big Issue: Nostalgia and the rebirth of British seaside resorts
Inside the Big Issue: Nostalgia and the rebirth of British seaside resorts
Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch
Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch
General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
General election 2024: Our Blueprint for Change calls on next government to end poverty for good
From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here’s the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here’s the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
Advice
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
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Vendor news
How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Opinion
Alan Titchmarsh makes the Calm app look like a house party thrown by Super Hans
Alan Titchmarsh makes the Calm app look like a house party thrown by Super Hans
Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Dear internet trolls – I’ll wear whatever I like’
Comedian Chloe Petts: ‘Dear internet trolls – I’ll wear whatever I like’
Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
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Culture
Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
Cusk threads together loosely connected fictional episodes that resemble essays to ask questions of the way we’re living
Who was the first to climb Everest? The mystery of George Mallory and who got to the summit first
Who was the first to climb Everest? The mystery of George Mallory and who got to the summit first
Top 5 historically important memoirs, chosen by best-selling author Joshua Lisec
Top 5 historically important memoirs, chosen by best-selling author Joshua Lisec
Letter To My Younger Self
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
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The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Life
Letters: How can we have a four-day week when some of us are working seven?
Letters: How can we have a four-day week when some of us are working seven?
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Cost of living crisis is causing adoption rates to decline – but every child deserves a loving home
Cost of living crisis is causing adoption rates to decline – but every child deserves a loving home
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
DWP benefit and pension payment dates for August 2024 – plus universal credit and PIP changes
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Nostalgia and the rebirth of British seaside resorts
Inside the Big Issue: Nostalgia and the rebirth of British seaside resorts
Inside the Big Issue: Rob Delaney on housing for nurses, Robin Hood politics and Deadpool
