Legacy benefits freeze left disabled people living on ‘historically’ low payments, court hears
Legacy benefits freeze left disabled people living on ‘historically’ low payments, court hears
Ministers refused to give disabled people on legacy benefits the same £20 per week increase universal credit claimants got during lockdown.
Top tips for your Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition entry from Sarah McIntyre
Top tips for your Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition entry from Sarah McIntyre
Acclaimed children’s writer and illustrator Sarah McIntyre shares tips on how to create “bold and exciting” designs for The Big Issue’s Christmas Cover Competition.
‘Tory sleaze doesn’t always work’: Jenrick’s ‘unlawful’ approval of £1bn development reversed
‘Tory sleaze doesn’t always work’: Jenrick’s ‘unlawful’ approval of £1bn development reversed
Robert Jenrick was at the centre of a cash for favours row last year after ‘unlawfully’ approving a Tory donor’s £1bn housing scheme. Now, his old department has turned down the plans.
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Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Same-sex couples are leading the fight for IVF equality in England
Same-sex couples are leading the fight for IVF equality in England
Jeff Bezos has donated $100m to homelessness causes – here’s how much that is in the real world
Jeff Bezos has donated $100m to homelessness causes – here’s how much that is in the real world
‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 195 households on waiting lists
‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 195 households on waiting lists
Adele’s 30 is here and she’s belting out the big numbers
Adele’s 30 is here and she’s belting out the big numbers
‘Noel Gallagher was mega hungover and Will.i.am kept walking off’ – The stories behind Big Issue photoshoots
‘Noel Gallagher was mega hungover and Will.i.am kept walking off’ – The stories behind Big Issue photoshoots
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Culture
Adele's 30 is here and she's belting out the big numbers
Adele's 30 is here and she's belting out the big numbers
Adele’s staggering popularity means she will surely pulverise the competition – is it because people love a winner?
'Noel Gallagher was mega hungover and Will.i.am kept walking off' - The stories behind Big Issue photoshoots
'Noel Gallagher was mega hungover and Will.i.am kept walking off' - The stories behind Big Issue photoshoots
Louise Haywood-Schiefer has been photographing stars for The Big Issue for a decade - and she's decided to share some of her most memorable moments.
Ruth Negga on Passing: 'We need to address issues that people are frightened of'
Ruth Negga on Passing: 'We need to address issues that people are frightened of'
Actress Ruth Negga says her new film Passing brings a 'sense of urgency' to the story from 1920s America that is matched in the present day.
Letter To My Younger Self
Naga Munchetty: 'Immigrant families have to be that bit better'
Naga Munchetty: 'Immigrant families have to be that bit better'
Mark Strong: 'I started a fanzine named after a Damned song and sold copies for 5p'
Mark Strong: 'I started a fanzine named after a Damned song and sold copies for 5p'
Shappi Khorsandi: 'I'd tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs'
Shappi Khorsandi: 'I'd tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs'
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8 Hollywood A-listers Brian Cox trashes Logan Roy-style in his new book
8 Hollywood A-listers Brian Cox trashes Logan Roy-style in his new book
The COP26 menu is ‘like serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference’
The COP26 menu is ‘like serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference’
Photos taken by homeless photographers show London like you've never seen it before
Photos taken by homeless photographers show London like you've never seen it before
Climate crisis laid bare as new map illustrates threat of rising sea levels
Climate crisis laid bare as new map illustrates threat of rising sea levels
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?
Universal credit: What is it and why does the £20 cut matter?
How does eating less meat help the planet?
How does eating less meat help the planet?
Rachel Riley: 'Every country is going to benefit from a strong opposition'
Rachel Riley: 'Every country is going to benefit from a strong opposition'
Opinion
Food banks face a hard winter - give people cash instead
Food banks face a hard winter - give people cash instead
Art must not be the only way our children enjoy the natural world
Art must not be the only way our children enjoy the natural world
Lord Frost is playing chicken with the EU over the NI Protocol. What happens next?
Lord Frost is playing chicken with the EU over the NI Protocol. What happens next?
For the fight against climate change, we may already be at five past midnight
For the fight against climate change, we may already be at five past midnight
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Life
Same-sex couples are leading the fight for IVF equality in England
Same-sex couples are leading the fight for IVF equality in England
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Cheap Christmas gifts: Affordable and ethical presents for budgets from £10 to £100
Cheap Christmas gifts: Affordable and ethical presents for budgets from £10 to £100
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Every Savoo deal donates to The Big Issue Foundation!
Fund reopens to deliver £16.3 million in grant funding to social enterprises
Fund reopens to deliver £16.3 million in grant funding to social enterprises
Rhia takes on Royal Parks Half Marathon for The Big Issue
Rhia takes on Royal Parks Half Marathon for The Big Issue
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