Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Last year Big Issue seller and RAF veteran James Brewer raised almost £800 for forces charity SSAFA and the RAF Benevolent Fund, even donating his proceeds from selling the Big Issue for one week. This year he wants to give even more cash
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
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I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Jimmy Fallon adored his dog. His tribute to her speaks to all dog people everywhere
Jimmy Fallon adored his dog. His tribute to her speaks to all dog people everywhere
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
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DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
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33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
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Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
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Constantin Mustafa, Co-op Food, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
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Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
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The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
How trust could transform Britain’s broken benefits system
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn’t like what it told me
I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn’t like what it told me
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Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
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How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
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Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
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Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
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Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
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Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
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Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
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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
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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
Life
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DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
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Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
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