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The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
In time-honoured Big Issue Christmas tradition, we celebrate all the amazing dogs and the vital work they do for our vendors all year round
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
‘We didn’t know where to go’: What’s it’s like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Top Stories
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’
Tower block tenants trapped in ‘living nightmare’ by bed bug infestations: ‘I’m riddled with them’
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Letters: I’m a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Letters: I’m a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Advice
Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?
Warm home discount: Am I eligible and how can I apply?
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Meet our vendors
Pamela Milac, Marks & Spencer, Union Square, Aberdeen
Pamela Milac, Marks & Spencer, Union Square, Aberdeen
Susan Alderman, Broadway Market and Liverpool Street Station, London
Susan Alderman, Broadway Market and Liverpool Street Station, London
Vendor news
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Sanditon star Rose Williams helps Big Issue with Christmas deliveries: ‘A pleasure and a privilege’
Sanditon star Rose Williams helps Big Issue with Christmas deliveries: ‘A pleasure and a privilege’
Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”
Dogs that have transformed the lives of Big Issue vendors: “Our bond is not like anything else”
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Opinion
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
I thought being a man meant being tough and strong. But real strength comes from asking for help
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
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Culture
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
James Blunt might be the most self-aware multi-million selling musician out there, and isn’t shy about putting the world to rights
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Letter To My Younger Self
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
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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
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian ‘kill shelter’ to find a loving home
Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Here’s when pensioners will get the winter fuel payment in 2024
A day in the life of Crumble the Big Issue dog – from vital outreach work to lots of pets and love
A day in the life of Crumble the Big Issue dog – from vital outreach work to lots of pets and love
Inside The Big Issue
Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing
Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing
How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
