I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Moflin is an artificially-intelligent pet which has erupted in popularity in Japan. It has now launched in the UK and US, but will it reach global success at a time of such scepticism over AI companionship? We asked experts for their thoughts
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More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
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Jordan North and William Hanson on why you should always take your Big Issue: ‘It’s a bloody good read’
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Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
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Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
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Letters: In 2026 can we start making sure those without family aren’t left behind?
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Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
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27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
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Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
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Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
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Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
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Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
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Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Labour’s child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can’t be the last word
Labour’s child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can’t be the last word
Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour’s homelessness strategy?
Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour’s homelessness strategy?
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Why you should spare a thought for young trans people this Christmas
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The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
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Jordan North and William Hanson on why you should always take your Big Issue: ‘It’s a bloody good read’
Jordan North and William Hanson on why you should always take your Big Issue: ‘It’s a bloody good read’
Tinsel Town review: Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is
Tinsel Town review: Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is
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Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
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Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
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Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
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Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
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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
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‘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
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I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
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Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
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