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100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
100 students die by suicide at university each year. These parents are fighting to change that
Universities should have a legal duty of care to provide support for students struggling with mental health issues
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan’s Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan
Hundreds brave rain for Tom Grennan’s Big Issue busk in Coventry – including his nan
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The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
Get ready, Newcastle: the Big Issue Community Roadshow is coming to town
Get ready, Newcastle: the Big Issue Community Roadshow is coming to town
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
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What are service charges? Everything you need to know
What are service charges? Everything you need to know
DWP benefit payment dates in October 2024 – including how to get universal credit and more
DWP benefit payment dates in October 2024 – including how to get universal credit and more
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Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
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Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
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Matthew Campbell, Kennington Lane Tesco, Vauxhall, London
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Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
‘It was like the place was waiting for me’: Three Big Issue vendors went to the Lake District – and were transformed
‘It was like the place was waiting for me’: Three Big Issue vendors went to the Lake District – and were transformed
Opinion
How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away
Couples Therapy is watch-through-your-fingers TV at its best – it’s impossible to look away
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
The ‘right to switch off’ law will be a litmus test for Labour’s plans for workers’ rights
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Culture
It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
A closer reading of Jane Austen’s novels reveals hidden depths
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
Letter To My Younger Self
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’
Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’
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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
How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
Letters: The winter fuel payment cut confirms my worst suspicions about Labour
Letters: The winter fuel payment cut confirms my worst suspicions about Labour
Easy hacks for books and apps that every student should know
Easy hacks for books and apps that every student should know
How to live your best student life without breaking the bank. No, seriously
How to live your best student life without breaking the bank. No, seriously
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