UK poverty: the facts, figures and effects in the cost of living crisis
2024年1月23日 · Many more are being pushed below the breadline as the cost of living crisis hits low-income households the hardest. Around 14.4 million people were living in poverty in the UK in 2021/2022, according to the government’s official statistics. That is around one in five people. A total of 4.2 million children were affected.
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Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’. The Information Commissioner’s Office is turning 40. The head of the UK’s data watchdog tells the Big Issue how it is keeping pace with big tech and the artificial intelligence race. Men, it’s time to step up to help women feel safe in ...
H&M greenwashing is 'disguising the reality' of fast fashion
2021年8月5日 · And yet, research published in June revealed that fashion brands are “routinely” misleading the public over their green credentials, and accused many of Europe’s biggest fashion brands of being “all style and no substance”.. The report slammed many of the most popular brands for being “riddled with greenwashing”. H&M in particular was found guilty of tricking customers with ...
Everything you need to know about homelessness in UK in 2024
2024年10月3日 · The most recent statistics showed more than 13,000 households were assessed as homeless last year by councils, an increase of 8% on the year before. The number of households living in temporary accommodation is at its highest point on record, rising 18% in just one year to reach 6,447 households as of 31 March 2024.
KSI: 'I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic'
2023年1月23日 · KSI – or more precisely JJ Olatunji – at home. Image: Prime Video. A new documentary, KSI: In Real Life, gives an intimate perspective on a young man reconciling his own identity, balancing fame and family, re-evaluating his past and future. Like any film about someone with great power, and the responsibility that comes with it, there’s the origin story too.
What are social impact investment funds? - Big Issue Invest
2024年7月23日 · The Growth Impact Fund provides equity, quasi-equity and debt between £50k to £1.5m to diverse-led social enterprises tackling inequality in the UK. To find out more about investing in social impact funds at Big Issue Invest, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Share. Big Issue Invest.
All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity - The Big …
2023年4月11日 · Donated £41,000 to the Senegal government when the pandemic hit. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, another one of Sadio Mané’s charity donations took place – he gave £41,000 to the national committee fighting Covid in Senegal. His agent said he had done it “spontaneously when he saw the evolution of the situation”.
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About Us. The Big Issue Group is a growing social enterprise and B-corp. Founded in 1991, today we are needed more than ever. We exist as a social business to create impact and make a profit, always re-investing this profit back into extending our mission, to help millions of people in the UK affected by poverty to earn, learn and thrive.
The Big Issue at 30: Our story in numbers
2021年9月20日 · Millions of magazine sales over 30 years have changed the lives of thousands of people. As we celebrate our 30th birthday, here’s our story in numbers. Big Issue, big impact. Illustration: The Big Issue. Across the UK, millions of The Big Issue sales have changed the lives of people who needed a hand up. But don’t take our word for it.
Ralf Little on leaving Death in Paradise, his replacement and …
Adrian Lobb. 26 Mar 2024. Ralf Little has left Death In Paradise. Ralf Little is leaving Death in Paradise. It’s now official. And just 12 hours after we watched DI Neville Parker sailing off into the sunset on BBC One, getting the happy ending fans so desperately wanted, the actor was on the line to the Big Issue for an exclusive exit interview.