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Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
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Vikki Brownridge

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it

There are deep and pressing problems driving child poverty that cannot be solved overnight. StepChange CEO Vikki Brownridge says ending the two-child limit and the benefit cap is a start
How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
NUFC Fans Foodbank volunteer outside Newcastle United St James' Park stadium
Food poverty

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’

North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
North East mayor Kim McGuinness
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North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’

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TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
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TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope

Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown
Homelessness

Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown

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Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you
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Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle
Big Debate

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle

Get ready, Newcastle: the Big Issue Community Roadshow is coming to town
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Get ready, Newcastle: the Big Issue Community Roadshow is coming to town

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Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community

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What are service charges? Everything you need to know
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What are service charges? Everything you need to know

What is a restrictive covenant?
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What is a restrictive covenant?

Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know
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Section 21 eviction notice: What you should know

DWP benefit payment dates in October 2024 – including how to get universal credit and more
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DWP benefit payment dates in October 2024 – including how to get universal credit and more

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Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
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Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle
Big Debate

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned
Danny Dyer

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned

Inside the Big Issue: Time for change
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Inside the Big Issue: Time for change

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Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
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Nick Beales

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it
Adult holding a child's hand in front of a pond. child poverty
Vikki Brownridge

Reasons for keeping two-child benefit cap are thin at best and cruel at worst – Labour must lift it

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Robin Ince

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
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Andrew Page and John Hird

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises

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Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin
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Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin

Exploring the dynamics of friendship is a rich source of inspiration for writers, as these five books demonstrate
Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?
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Music is everywhere, including in our heads. So why is it so hard to describe?

TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
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Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
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Letter To My Younger Self

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’
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Letter to my Younger Self

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’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
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Letter To My Younger Self

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
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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
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Children’s social care

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
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Teresa Parker

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change

Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
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Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’

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The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
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The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless

One million people in England who weren’t smokers now vape – but it’s not as alarming as it sounds
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One million people in England who weren’t smokers now vape – but it’s not as alarming as it sounds

Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it
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Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
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Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow
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Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle
Big Debate

Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors
Financial and digital inclusion

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors