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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
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Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine

Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow
Big Issue vendor Earl John Charlton and a womble on the streets of Newcastle
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Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned
Danny Dyer

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned

AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'
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AJ Odudu: 'I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years'

Big Issue Community Roadshow coming to Newcastle
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Big Issue Community Roadshow coming to Newcastle

Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  
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Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a 'bad place': 'I was doing all sorts of s**t'
Tom Grennan
Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a 'bad place': 'I was doing all sorts of s**t'

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
John Bird

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation

Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'
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Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'

65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8mil of Growth Impact Fund investments
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65,000 people facing systemic inequities supported by over £1.8mil of Growth Impact Fund investments

“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen
Paul Sinha with husband Oliver Levy
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“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen