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Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech
Kneecap fans fly to UK to back band in court – as experts say terror case is ‘pivotal’ for free speech
‘The more they come after Kneecap the louder they will get,’ say the band’s legal team after bail on terror charge
Labour pushes on with ‘catastrophic’ disability benefit cuts: ‘The government is just not listening’
Labour pushes on with ‘catastrophic’ disability benefit cuts: ‘The government is just not listening’
Wales wants to be the world’s first ‘nation of sanctuary’ for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Wales wants to be the world’s first ‘nation of sanctuary’ for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Top Stories
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
Meet the rebel Labour MPs voting against disability benefit cuts: ‘I don’t want to be part of it’
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’
Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?
Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Meet our vendors
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Vendor news
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Opinion
Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence
People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
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Culture
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
In celebration of new film Lollipop, we look back on the times hard-hitting British films cast undiscovered actors and propelled them to stardom
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Letter To My Younger Self
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
Kim Wilde: ‘There’s no avoiding getting your heart broken’
Most popular
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
We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?
Inside the Big Issue: Does Rosie Jones make you laugh?
Inside the Big Issue: Cynthia Erivo is expecting to fly
