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Letters: I was homeless once. Now I'm filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I'm filled with gratitude for how my life turned out

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Tatton Spiller

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?

Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue
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Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: 'Let's keep kindness going after Christmas'
Sarah Mullally

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: 'Let's keep kindness going after Christmas'

While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza
Children in Gaza.
Alison Griffin

While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like
Ala Sirriyeh

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like

Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'
My Big Year

Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'

Shakin' Stevens shares his Christmas message for Big Issue: 'A time to reflect and to think of others'
Music

Shakin' Stevens shares his Christmas message for Big Issue: 'A time to reflect and to think of others'

Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you're not feeling festive
Clara Amfo is supporting ODEON and Mind's Quiet this Christmas campaign. Image: ODEON
Clara Amfo

Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you're not feeling festive

I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
Michelle Keen and her son George.
Michelle Keen

I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
Union Jacks line the streets of central London.
Dine

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas