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The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
Across the UK, a deadly new drug has been linked to 284 fatalities. In Birmingham alone, it killed 21 people last summer. Yet few outside the city noticed. Big Issue investigates a shocking and hidden tragedy
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
Universal credit is not enough for single parents like me – I’m relying on food banks to survive
‘We’re not diesel monsters’: Meet the London cabbies going electric to help fight climate change
‘We’re not diesel monsters’: Meet the London cabbies going electric to help fight climate change
Top Stories
Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
Axing ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
‘It’s like a death sentence when I’m not guilty’: How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
‘It’s like a death sentence when I’m not guilty’: How the UK is failing women in prison with cancer
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
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
Advice
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
Meet our vendors
Bradley Duggan, Shell Garage, Eastville Park, Easton, Bristol
Bradley Duggan, Shell Garage, Eastville Park, Easton, Bristol
Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
Vendor news
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’
Danny Dyer: ‘I don’t trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner’s not leading things I don’t know’
Danny Dyer: ‘I don’t trust Keir Starmer. Why Angela Rayner’s not leading things I don’t know’
Opinion
Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’
Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: ‘The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community’
Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here’s how to change this grossly unfair situation
Disabled people are paid £2 an hour less at work. Here’s how to change this grossly unfair situation
Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with
Mr Starmer, your plan for the benefits bill is same nonsense the Tories would have come up with
Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
Rachel Reeves should see that ending poverty is fiscally responsible. Here’s why
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Culture
That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
Tallack’s book finds remarkable things to say about everyday life and the mysterious force of music
Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Letter To My Younger Self
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
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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
Intrepid Travel: transformative experiences that connect cultures and change lives
Intrepid Travel: transformative experiences that connect cultures and change lives
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
The Big Issue shines a light on Social Enterprise Academy’s young people
The Big Issue shines a light on Social Enterprise Academy’s young people
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
Letters: The tradies I know are out-earning uni graduates three times over
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Husband and wife Big Issue vendors: ‘Just treat people how you want to be treated’