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What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know
What impact will Trump’s presidency actually have on the UK? Here’s everything you need to know
When America sneezes, the world catches a cold, the saying goes. So how sick is Donald Trump going to make us?
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
Top Stories
Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It’s like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets
Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It’s like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
We can’t expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
We can’t expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
Advice
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
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Bianca, Rootes Grocery Store, University of Warwick, and Jubilee Crescent, Coventry
Bianca, Rootes Grocery Store, University of Warwick, and Jubilee Crescent, Coventry
Vendor news
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Letters: I’m a disabled woman, aged 60. The DWP made me feel like a poor second-class citizen
Letters: I’m a disabled woman, aged 60. The DWP made me feel like a poor second-class citizen
Opinion
Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
We can’t expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
We can’t expect Ed Sheeran, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Oliver to keep on fixing Britain
Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It’s like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets
Stigma faced by benefit claimants is baseless. It’s like Donald Trump saying immigrants eat pets
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Culture
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
In the early days, fame led Alex Kapranos to walk around Glasgow in a dodgy disguise. Now he’s become a dad, he’s feeling liberated
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars
‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
Letter To My Younger Self
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
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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
Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Letters: Disabled people shouldn’t need to be Paralympians to have dignity
Letters: Disabled people shouldn’t need to be Paralympians to have dignity
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Why mission-driven businesses should consider a property-backed loan from Big Issue Invest
