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Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised – but are the safeguards tough enough?
Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised – but are the safeguards tough enough?
The public has shown support for assisted dying being legalised, in principle, but disability campaigners are concerned that it could still put vulnerable people at risk
Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Top Stories
‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’
Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
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
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Here’s how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
Here’s how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
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Susan Alderman, Broadway Market and Liverpool Street Station, London
Susan Alderman, Broadway Market and Liverpool Street Station, London
Bradley Duggan, Shell Garage, Eastville Park, Easton, Bristol
Bradley Duggan, Shell Garage, Eastville Park, Easton, Bristol
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Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
Opinion
I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why
I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why
Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don’t we?
It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system
It will take Labour time to rebuild trust in the DWP, Jobcentres and the benefits system
Lebanon’s crisis isn’t just statistics. It’s people’s lives – and their stories matter
Lebanon’s crisis isn’t just statistics. It’s people’s lives – and their stories matter
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Culture
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
The best in new queer writing
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
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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
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
giffgaff and Big Issue Partner to Bridge Digital Divide
giffgaff and Big Issue Partner to Bridge Digital Divide
IVF pioneer Jean Purdy made parenthood possible for millions. We must celebrate this unsung hero
IVF pioneer Jean Purdy made parenthood possible for millions. We must celebrate this unsung hero
Inside The Big Issue
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
