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Why so many Gen Z workers are retiring in their 20s
Society

Why so many Gen Z workers are retiring in their 20s

Is slowing down the cure for frazzled young people?
Gladiators star Zack George: ‘We want my son’s short time on this Earth to have a positive effect’
Charity

Gladiators star Zack George: ‘We want my son’s short time on this Earth to have a positive effect’

How a Citroën ë-Berlingo Van is helping Swansea charity deliver connection and kindness
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How a Citroën ë-Berlingo Van is helping Swansea charity deliver connection and kindness

Top Stories

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear
Letters

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear

Five key things you need to know about PIP
Disability benefits

Five key things you need to know about PIP

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Health

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How I cured my hypochondria
Health

How I cured my hypochondria

‘Now I know what’s wrong with my hearing’
Artistic illustration showing two people communicating with flowing sound waves in green and blue tones, representing hearing health and audiology services for Big Issue vendors through the Specsavers partnership
Health

‘Now I know what’s wrong with my hearing’

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
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NHS

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’
Rachel Tulley and Craig Hamilton
Mental health

Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’

Money

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Five key things you need to know about PIP
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Disability benefits

Five key things you need to know about PIP

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?
Alannah-Jayne Simpson and her two boys.
Buy Now, Pay Later

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
A woman and two children
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in August 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

This man has found a way to travel by train for free… with one small catch
Transport

This man has found a way to travel by train for free… with one small catch

Ethical shopping

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Why buy refurbished phones?
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Why buy refurbished phones?

Why a Citroën Holidays campervan is the perfect family day trip companion
Vicky Parrott and her daughters Flo and friend Evie enjoying the spacious interior of the Citroën Holidays camper van during their Dorset coast family day trip, with sliding doors open and sea views in the background
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Why a Citroën Holidays campervan is the perfect family day trip companion

Why electric cars aren’t as scary as you think – a beginner’s guide to the Citroën ë-Berlingo
Couple with dogs standing beside silver Citroën ë-Berlingo with sliding doors open showing spacious interior
Advertorial

Why electric cars aren’t as scary as you think – a beginner’s guide to the Citroën ë-Berlingo

How to align your finances with your values: Tips for sustainable spending
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Ethical shopping

How to align your finances with your values: Tips for sustainable spending

Food

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The pigs of Orwell’s Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK’s pigs are in trouble
Farming

The pigs of Orwell’s Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK’s pigs are in trouble

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Kids eat free

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Ukraine war

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
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Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists