UK poverty: the facts, figures and effects in the cost of living crisis
Jan 23, 2024 — The web page reports on the high and rising levels of poverty in the UK, especially among children and working-age adults, and the impact of the cost of living crisis on their living standards. It also explains the causes and consequences of poverty, and the policy responses needed to tackle it.
Big Issue
Big Issue is a UK-based street paper and social enterprise that covers topics such as homelessness, work, cost of living, climate change and culture. Read stories from vendors, celebrities and experts on how to end poverty and make a difference.
KSI: 'I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic'
Jan 23, 2023 — KSI, aka JJ Olatunji, talks about his rise to fame, his struggles with identity and his new documentary on Prime Video. Learn how he became a successful influencer, rapper, boxer and entrepreneur.
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
Aug 29, 2023 — Learn how to donate your unwanted furniture to charities that help people in need, fight poverty and save the environment. Find out which charities offer free collection service, what items they accept and where to drop off your donations.
Big Issue Group - Big Issue
The Big Issue Group is a social business that aims to help millions of people in the UK affected by poverty to earn, learn and thrive. It offers media, investment, service and campaigning initiatives under a shared mission to create innovative solutions through enterprise.
Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in Will & Harper ...
Sep 27, 2024 — When Will Ferrell joined the cast of late-night comedy institution Saturday Night Live in 1995, he was not universally welcomed. In the words of comedy writer Harper Steele, a fellow newbie back then and one of the few SNL staff to stand up for him, “they all thought Will Ferrell was a dud”.. The pair became close friends and collaborators.
Everything you need to know about homelessness in UK in 2024
Oct 3, 2024 — The web page provides the latest official data on homelessness in England, Wales and Scotland, showing the rising numbers of households and individuals facing homelessness. It also highlights the challenges and solutions to end homelessness and rough sleeping in the UK.
All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity - The Big …
Apr 11, 2023 — Sadio Mané is one of the world’s best footballers, his electric pace and lethal finishing inspiring devotion from fans and filling trophy cabinets, but his charity work has also been winning plaudits.. Mané left Liverpool in the summer of 2022 as a Merseyside icon, and is now plying his trade at German giants Bayern Munich.
Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his …
Oct 11, 2021 — Dan Reynolds, the singer of the US rock band Imagine Dragons, shares the artists and songs that inspired him, from Cat Stevens to Harry Nilsson. He also talks about his activism, mental health and his hiatus from music.
DWP faces PIP backlog as record 430,000 wait for review - Big Issue
Aug 15, 2023 — Meanwhile, disability benefits assessors reportedly face pressures to “ramp up numbers” of assessments with little empathy for vulnerable claimants. Whistleblowers previously told The Big Issue the disability benefits system is target-driven and designed “to catch people out”, with some being driven to panic attacks because of the pressure to hit quotas.