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These are the charities that collect furniture from your home to …
WEBAug 29, 2023 · The British Heart Foundation (BHF) – one of the main charities that collect furniture – saves 71,000 tonnes of items going to waste a year, including 180,000 sofas. By avoiding the landfills BHF estimates that they have been able to save 135,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere.
How many people are homeless in the UK? - The Big Issue
WEBMay 9, 2024 · As for the number of people rough sleeping, the latest official count estimated a total of 3,898 people were sleeping rough on a single night in autumn 2023 in England. That stat is up by more than a quarter on the 3,069 people in 2022 and more than double the 1,768 counted in 2010 when the Tories came to power.
What you need to know about UK inequality - The Big Issue
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The gap between rich and poor in the UK is among the worst in Europe. The Big Issue outlines the facts and figures of UK inequality. The wealthiest 100 people in the UK have as much money as the poorest 18 million people. Image: "1 million using Foodbanks" by Walt Jabsco. Inequality in the UK is among the worst in the developed world, according ...
Mull of Kintyre at 40 - The Big Issue
WEBDec 15, 2017 · Four decades since Paul McCartney and Wings’ Mull of Kintyre became the biggest Christmas number one of all time, The Big Issue has travelled the long and winding road in search of the humble and heartwarming true story behind the song – and received a special message from the Beatle himself along the way. We also reunited some of the ...
Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car …
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner has lifted the lid on the creative process of new album The Car in a global exclusive interview with The Big Issue.. The Sheffield band have announced their seventh LP will be released on October 21, picking up where 2018’s jazz-inspired, intergalactic Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino left off. But “on this record, sci-fi is off the table.
How do Big Issue sellers make money?
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Sellers pay £2.25 to buy the magazine, pocketing an extra 25p for each magazine they sell to earn extra money over the festive period. We’re also helping vendors bridge the digital divide. Many Big Issue vendors now accept contactless payments as well as cash. Last year, our frontline teams helped 1,319 vendors to go cashless, including just ...
How The Body Shop is leading the way in ethical business and ...
WEBOct 25, 2021 · One of the UK’s best-loved high street retailers, The Body Shop has led the way with its activism and campaigning, and by making business choices that help to protect the planet since it was founded in 1976. It pioneered a sustainable approach to business that we now recognise is essential if we are to put the brakes on …
Furiosa star Tom Burke: 'I was told I didn't have a face for TV' - Big ...
WEBJun 9, 2024 · Recent years have seen him take a starring role in the BBC crime drama strike and stand-out film roles in Only God Forgives, The Souvenir (parts one and two), Mank and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Speaking to the Big Issue for his Letter to My Younger Self, Tom Burke remembers an idyllic adolescence infatuated with films, his anger at being ...
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