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How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
Big Issue vendor Paula Langa learned to bake with her mother in Romania. Now, thanks to free eye care through the Specsavers partnership, she can read her recipes to keep that tradition alive for her own children
Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation
Letters: Repeal squatting laws. The crime is leaving homes empty, not their occupation
Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober
I’m 28 and my parents control my bank account. It’s the only reason I’m still sober
The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won't need second homes
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won't need second homes
Should we have to pay more council tax from April?
Should we have to pay more council tax from April?
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me
Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me
B Corp Month: Food tastes better when it’s served with a conscience
B Corp Month: Food tastes better when it’s served with a conscience
Big John: Bingo's Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism
Big John: Bingo's Boshfather encapsulates a modern Britain with tolerance and patriotism
Formula E is in pole position as sport's first-ever B Corp
Formula E is in pole position as sport's first-ever B Corp
Have you been made redundant? Here's what to do next
Have you been made redundant? Here's what to do next
The impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
The impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it's nothing to be ashamed of
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it's nothing to be ashamed of
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let's use a disused office block instead
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let's use a disused office block instead
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
What happens if you ignore your bills or can't afford to pay? Here's how to get help
What happens if you ignore your bills or can't afford to pay? Here's how to get help
Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Letters: Every nursery and school should have free training and more funding for SEND
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Letters: Big Issue's Changemakers showed that in dark times it's important to have hope
Letters: Big Issue's Changemakers showed that in dark times it's important to have hope
'They make me go out': Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
'They make me go out': Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors' lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
More than just a phone: How digital access is changing vendors' lives thanks to our partnership with giffgaff
'It’s amazing that something that’s so focused on animals can make you feel so human'
