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The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
Has Nigel Farage abandoned his attack on the mythical ‘benefit scrounger’? Or is something else going on?
Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’
The history of Oasis, through five iconic Big Issue interviews: ‘Liam’s an idiot… But he’s my idiot’
Top Stories
Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition
Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition
Gaza’s health workers need more than thoughts and prayers – they need protection
Gaza’s health workers need more than thoughts and prayers – they need protection
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
Oasis songs speak to people in a way other artists only dream of
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Advice
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Meet our vendors
Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
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A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Opinion
Why the dystopian world of Severance is my unlikely comfort watch
Why the dystopian world of Severance is my unlikely comfort watch
Gaza’s health workers need more than thoughts and prayers – they need protection
Gaza’s health workers need more than thoughts and prayers – they need protection
Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for
Labour should take a leaf out of Zohran Mamdani’s book and give young people something to vote for
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Culture
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
When we see photographs of abandoned places, it makes us stop and wonder: what happened here?
Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Before Oasis, Radio 1 were as likely to play a guitar band as they were a badger being strangled
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Letter To My Younger Self
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
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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
‘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
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’
Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’
Inside The Big Issue
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest’s £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
