Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Ministers have scaled back plans to require digital ID for workers, but campaigners warn a voluntary system could still become compulsory in practice
Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
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HMRC mistakingly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’
HMRC mistakingly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’
Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner
Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner
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How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you’re not feeling festive
Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you’re not feeling festive
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Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
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Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’
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How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
How the groundbreaking Crisis and Resilience Fund can help end the need for food banks
In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
In this moment of geopolitical sword-dancing, words matter more than ever
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Culture
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
An upbeat and enjoyable account of a talented working-class woman who only ever wanted to act, write, direct and entertain
Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: ‘You have to allow yourself to fall’
Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: ‘You have to allow yourself to fall’
Letter To My Younger Self
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’
Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according ex-world champ Jane Couch
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according ex-world champ Jane Couch
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
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Big Issue Invest appoints ex-CEO of Standard Bank as new Chair
Big Issue Invest appoints ex-CEO of Standard Bank as new Chair
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