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New Order's Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories – and I'm mad for it
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The second series of New Order and Joy Division podcast Transmissions, focuses on their wild mid-to-late '80s.
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Big Issue founder Lord Bird storms out of 'farce' rough sleeping inquiry
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Lord Bird stormed out of an inquiry into rough sleeping warning that government efforts to tackle homelessness were a 'farce'.
on Wed, 4AM
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Renters pay the mortgages of buy-to-let landlords but see little reward themselves. A shift is needed to address the chasm
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on Feb 7
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We run free football sessions for kids – but work goes well beyond the pitch
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Sports Fun 4 All is London's largest provider of free football, but it doesn't receive a penny in funding from councils or the government.
on Thu, 4AM
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Farming is the country's least diverse industry. This man wants to change that
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Inheritance tax could help farming become more diverse, says Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, also known as The Black Farmer.
on Wed, 9PM
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These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
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Rural Urban Synthesis Society built the biggest self-build project in London to beat London house prices and tackle the housing crisis.
on Wed, 2PM
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Keir Starmer COP29 climate goals show 'leadership' but need action
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Keir Starmer set new rigorous climate goals for the UK at COP29 but his words must be backed up with action on the climate crisis.
on Tue, 7PM
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Solving the housing crisis with £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes
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Tiny homes may be the next fix for the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new social enterprise set up to tackle the problem.
on Mon, 10AM
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Rivals is a thundering triumph with more pumping buttocks than the Grand National
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Rivals captures the '80s perfectly, from the puff-sleeved party dresses to the dodgy social attitudes, all to a soundtrack of Def Leppard.
on Sat, 4AM
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Is the party holiday officially over?
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Party holidays are off the menu for health conscious younger travellers looking to soak up some of the local culture.
on Nov 8
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Children in temporary housing want a new home – not an Xbox – for Christmas
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Children living in temporary accommodation in England came under the focus of the Housing Committee as numbers surged in the last year.
on Nov 5
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DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are 'smokescreen for cuts'
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Disability campaigner Ellen Clifford says the work capability assessment proposals are motivated purely by cutting spending.
on Nov 4
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Disabled people 'falling out of work' due to months-long waits for DWP support
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The government is on a mission to ensure that more disabled people are in work, but the Access to Work scheme is 'overstretched'.
on Nov 4
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We've given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – but we're needed now more than ever
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Haircuts 4 Homeless has offered people experiencing homelessness more than 50,000 free haircuts in the last decade.
on Nov 4
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Labour's failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is 'deeply worrying'
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves was urged to uprate local housing allowance at the autumn budget to help renters who receive housing benefit.
on Oct 30
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Universal credit is not enough for single parents likes me – I rely on food banks
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Most single parents are relying on universal credit to support their income – but nearly half are living in poverty.
on Oct 30
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'Disturbing' disability benefit reforms in Labour's budget will see people denied help
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Charities have said they are "devastated" about Rachel Reeves' confirmation that Labour will tighten the work capability assessment.
on Oct 30
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Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would 'benefit whole of society'
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Almost 95,000 fewer people would need mental health treatment if universal credit increased, a Mental Health Foundation report found.
on Oct 30
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Nitazenes: Harm reduction advice to help keep safe
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The synthetic opioids nitazenes have claimed over 200 lives in the UK. Here's how to keep yourself and others with harm reduction tips.
on Oct 29
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Labour MP Jas Athwal faces fresh calls to resign amid children's care home row
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Labour MP Jas Athwal is facing calls to resign after an investigation found he is the landlord for a children’s home with “serious failures”.
on Oct 29
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Gangs are taking over vulnerable people's homes and using them as drug dens
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The Big Issue shadowed the police officers trying to tackle cuckooing in Camden and Islington, where they have brought down the numbers.
on Oct 28
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No room for 'bullshit' in solution to homelessness, Prince William told
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Lord John Bird hopes Prince William can help surmount “failed thinking” on homelessness – and says he “doesn’t want any bullshit”.
on Oct 27
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Homelessness in London at highest level on record
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Homelessness in London has been described as “an emergency” as new figures show that rough sleeping has more than doubled in ten years.
on Oct 26
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The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored
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New research documents the lives of disabled people affected by years of DWP benefit reforms – and stresses the need for compassion.
on Oct 26
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Top 5 Desi books, chosen by DESIblitz founder Indi Deol
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Indi Deol selects five books that celebrate and explore the lives and communities of people of Desi heritage.
on Oct 26
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Poverty is the UK's biggest growth industry – and people are the collateral damage
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Poverty prevention must become the central focus of this government. Their current attempts to solving it only prolong and deepen inequality.
on Oct 25
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Labour budget must not ignore 'broken' social care system, families say
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Ahead of the autumn budget, more than 60 charities have written to chancellor Rachel Reeves to demand the government invest in social care.
on Oct 25
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Labour makes no mention of two-child limit on benefits in child poverty strategy
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The child poverty strategy promises to consider ways to boost people's incomes, but there are fears this will focus on employment.
on Oct 24
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Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed hungry children
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Schools have been on the frontline of the cost of living crisis, stepping in to ensure that children do not go hungry.
on Oct 24
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This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street
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In a world where scammers are in charge, can we really blame those who are in need for attempting to pull the wool over our eyes.
on Oct 24
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Trans Brits feel like a 'constant target' in wake of Brianna Ghey's murder
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Trans people have explained how the murder of schoolgirl Brianna Ghey has made them feel like a "constant target" ahead of an inquest.
on Oct 23
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Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 an hour as cost of living crisis grinds on
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The new real Living Wage rates are now worth more than £2,262 more per year in the UK than the legal minimum, and upwards of £4,700 more in London.
on Oct 23
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Children across the UK are living in 'Dickensian conditions' due to sky-high energy bills
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Millions of people will struggle to afford their energy bills, and children will be among those who are impacted, new research has revealed.
on Oct 22
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The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain
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A deadly new drug was linked to 21 deaths in Birmingham last summer but went under the radar. Big Issue uncovers the truth about nitazenes.
on Oct 22
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Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible
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As the autumn budget looms, Big Issue founder John Bird challenges Rachel Reeves to rewrite the playbook on tackling poverty.
on Oct 20
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Why Netflix's Nobody Wants This should be compulsory viewing for teen boys
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Nobody Wants This stars Adam Brody and Kristen Bell are gorgeous, witty, madly in love and always seem to be at nice restaurants. Jealous?
on Oct 20
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London's Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024
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London's Elizabeth line and a development regarded as a ‘blueprint’ for the future of social housing have picked up awards from RIBA.
on Oct 19
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It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
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Jane Austen is often considered apolitical, but there are are in-jokes and political debates galore, should you know where to look.
on Oct 18
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Shock fall in inflation means benefits increase of 'just a few pounds' next year
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Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in three and a half years, but campaigners warn this "means nothing" to low-income families.
on Oct 18
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Woman suffers stoke and loses three stone after DWP stops her disability benefits
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The stress of losing her disability benefits had a severe impact on Angela Cater's health and she is "frightened" for the future.
on Oct 17
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Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
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What does the inflation rate mean for you? Will prices come down? Here's all you need to know about when the cost of living crisis will end
on Oct 17
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Most universal credit claimants are behind on bills or facing debt
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Universal credit already falls short of the money people need to survive, and debt is pushing them into further hardship.
on Oct 17
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Over half of London working families use food banks, study finds
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More than half of London’s working families have turned to a food bank to help them put food on the table, shocking new research shows.
on Oct 17
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John McDonnell fears 'people will lose their lives' if Labour cuts benefits
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Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who was Jeremy Corbyn's right-hand man between 2015 to 2020, speaks about potential benefit cuts.
on Oct 17
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Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?
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Music plays a huge part in our lives, but after years of struggling, are writers, historians and psychologists any closer to telling us why?
on Oct 17
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How Labour's Renters' Rights Bill is aiming to save renters from 'fear of eviction'
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Labour's Renters' Rights Bill will help renters facing the 'fear of eviction' but does little to solve the issue of sky-high rents
on Oct 10
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Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home
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Renters' Right Bill campaigners warn evicted tenants face £2,200 cost if they are kicked out of their homes by a no-fault eviction.
on Oct 9
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Water companies' £158m fine over sewage spills prompts calls for nationalisation
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Water firms have been ordered to return £157.6m to customers in England and Wales, prompting calls for “urgent nationalisation.
on Oct 9
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Wah Wah 45s record label turns 25
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Wah Wah 45s began by reissuing funk and disco 7" singles, but over the past 25 years has become a home to trailblazing new talent.
on Oct 9
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Habitual residence test: How to get help with housing
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If you're new to the UK or returning from time abroad, you might need to pass the habitual residence test before getting housing support.
on Oct 9