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Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'

A man with an incurable cancer is raising money after his wheelchair and mobility aid were stolen
Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'
Photo shows several people standing with easels as part of The Food Foundation's Broken Plate exhibition
Food

Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
Community

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way
Letters

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way

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Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
Sustainable Travel

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport

Past and future: How Citroën and Big Issue changemakers are driving change for good
Advertorial

Past and future: How Citroën and Big Issue changemakers are driving change for good

Letters: We are in an existential planetary emergency!
Letters

Letters: We are in an existential planetary emergency!

Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
Letters

Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
school uniform illustration
School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that
Baby banks

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that

Letters: Disabled people shouldn't need to be Paralympians to have dignity
Letters

Letters: Disabled people shouldn't need to be Paralympians to have dignity

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Debt

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here's how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here's how to stop the social media brain rot

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know
a woman's hands over a calculator and papers on a desk
benefits

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know

Child tax credit: Do you qualify?
a view of the back of a toddler's head while they play with a paper clock stuck to a white wall
benefits

Child tax credit: Do you qualify?

Help with funeral costs: Know your options
a close-up view of four lit pillar candles against a dark blue background
Funeral poverty

Help with funeral costs: Know your options

White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials
a crouching woman watches while a toddler pushes clothes into an open washing machine
poverty

White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials

Support for mortgage interest: Where to get help
a sold sign outside a red-brick building
Housing

Support for mortgage interest: Where to get help

Letters: I'm a disabled woman, aged 60. The DWP made me feel like a poor second-class citizen
disability benefits/ disabled people
Letters

Letters: I'm a disabled woman, aged 60. The DWP made me feel like a poor second-class citizen

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It's my job to search for extraterrestrial intelligence among the stars. This is what I've found
Science

It's my job to search for extraterrestrial intelligence among the stars. This is what I've found

I've been a carer for my mum since I was eight. This is what I wish people knew about kids like me
Young carers

I've been a carer for my mum since I was eight. This is what I wish people knew about kids like me

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded
Nature

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded

29 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in January 2025
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Cost of living crisis

29 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in January 2025