Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
Up to 250,000 ‘forgotten’ unpaid young adult carers facing homelessness
Young people looking after older relatives are being left without the support they need to avoid homelessness, warn charities behind innovative housing project
Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
Scotland is taking steps to remove the need for food banks. But will it work?
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
The new Disney+ series of The Full Monty is heartwarming, funny and an indictment of a welfare system stripped of compassion, care and cash
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How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
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What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How to keep supporting Ukrainians ravaged by the Russia war
How to keep supporting Ukrainians ravaged by the Russia war
First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
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Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
11 award winners share their campaign tips for achieving change
11 award winners share their campaign tips for achieving change
Experts explain how to fit volunteering around work, childcare, and the general chaos of modern life
Experts explain how to fit volunteering around work, childcare, and the general chaos of modern life
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Big Issue launches ‘next stage of our journey for vendors’ with Big Issue Changing Lives community interest company
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Has Manchester found an innovative way to tackle begging?
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How Big Issue is helping millions of people through the cost of living crisis
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I am a social media addict. How can I repair my life?
Caroline Lucas is unlike any other politician. She will be a loss not just for Brighton, but the country
Caroline Lucas is unlike any other politician. She will be a loss not just for Brighton, but the country
Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
Could food banks be relegated to the history books?
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'Why are we being penalised?': a reader's retirement has brought unexpected hardship
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Alma Singer: 'Art can challenge what's going on in the world'
Alma Singer: 'Art can challenge what's going on in the world'
When Carla Nizzola was reborn as artist alter ego Alma Singer, she discovered the confidence to use humour in challenging what’s going on politically, socially and environmentally.
The evolution of Mean Girls on screen... from Heathers to Sex Education
The evolution of Mean Girls on screen... from Heathers to Sex Education
In her new book, Unlikeable Female Characters, Anna Bogutskaya examines the female archetypes pop culture wants you to hate. She argues that bitches, trainwrecks, shrews, and crazy women have taken over pop culture and liberated women from having to be nice. Here she delves into the transformation of the Mean Girl from villain to something more human.
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’
Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on the band's huge Hillsborough Park homecoming shows and what fans can expect
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Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'
Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'
Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'
Suranne Jones: 'I’d love to tell mum about my son'
Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'
Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'
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Here's when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023
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Strike dates 2023: From trains to airports to tube lines, here are the dates to know
Suranne Jones opens up about her 'relentless and terrifying' experiences of bullying
Suranne Jones opens up about her 'relentless and terrifying' experiences of bullying
Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme
Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme
Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'
Noel Gallagher: 'I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it'
Suella Braverman's 'photocopying' CV claim is being assessed by legal regulator
Suella Braverman's 'photocopying' CV claim is being assessed by legal regulator
Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
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What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
35 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the May half term
35 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the May half term
Perfect electric family transport with Citroën ë-Berlingo
Perfect electric family transport with Citroën ë-Berlingo
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Remembering Steve Canham: a true friend to The Big Issue
Fairbnb.coop partners with Big Issue to combat UK poverty
Fairbnb.coop partners with Big Issue to combat UK poverty
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