This week’s edition of the award-winning Big Issue magazine is on the streets now, priced at £2.50, with 50% of the cover price going directly to the vendor.

A video of a young boy struggling to be understood was the catalyst for a remarkable journey to the cutting edge of communication tech

When the latest book about Tracy Beaker saw her end up in a less than fairytale adult life, there was anger from many who'd had childhoods in care. The Big Issue arranged for her creator Jacqueline Wilson to meet care-experienced readers to hear why they felt cheated