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BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'

2024 is a chance to reject politicians' migrant blame game at the ballot box
UK Jamaica policy
Immigration

2024 is a chance to reject politicians' migrant blame game at the ballot box

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
Illustration of a face and an eye shape
Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were... disturbing
Christmas

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were... disturbing

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time
Suella Braverman has sparked a furious backlash
Rough sleeping

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time

'This is the reality': Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money
teen walks away into nightime cityscape
Carolyne Willow

'This is the reality': Children in care being forced to move at Christmas to save councils money

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Christopher Eccleston as Ebenezer Scrooge
Christmas

Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show's devastating Christmas finale: 'As with life, you’ve got to move on'
Ghosts Christmas Special People: Kitty (LOLLY ADEFOPE), Pat (JIM HOWICK), The Captain (BEN WILLBOND), Mike (KIELL SMITH-BYNOE), Julian (SIMON FARNABY), Alison (CHARLOTTE RITCHIE), Robin (LARRY RICKARD), Thomas Thorne (MAT BAYNTON), Lady Button (MARTHA HOWE-DOUGLAS), Humphrey (LARRY RICKARD)
TV

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show's devastating Christmas finale: 'As with life, you’ve got to move on'

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host
Alan Partridge
Letter to my younger self

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host

2023 was very, very tough for disabled people – but we can’t let the Tories win
net zero
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

2023 was very, very tough for disabled people – but we can’t let the Tories win

Storm Pia: 'Danger to life' weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people
A tent for a person rough sleeping and facing homelessness
Alicia Walker

Storm Pia: 'Danger to life' weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people

Time's Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue
Times Echo by Jeremy Eichler
Books

Time's Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue