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CO2 crisis: Why you shouldn’t panic buy
lorry driver shortage
News

CO2 crisis: Why you shouldn’t panic buy

Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher
sabina nessa
News

Sabina Nessa vigil: Thousands gather across the country to honour teacher

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
James Barnett before the pandemic. He was shut out of financial support and pushed into homelessness. Photo credit: James Barnett
Employment

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless

Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough
A waiter pours red wine into a glass. Restaurants must now give all tips to staff.
Employment

Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough

The Big Issue in 30 moments: The '10s and beyond
News

The Big Issue in 30 moments: The '10s and beyond

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Gogglebox star
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Gogglebox star

Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes
Rudy Bozart eviction
Housing

Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I own a cleaning business
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I own a cleaning business

'Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket', ministers warned
rough sleeping
News

'Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket', ministers warned

Plans to 'modernise' working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one
work from home
Employment

Plans to 'modernise' working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
Joe Biden on homelessness
News

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?

Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
cladding doomsday clock
Housing

Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin

The Big Issue in 30 moments: The '00s
News

The Big Issue in 30 moments: The '00s

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Harley Street therapist
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Harley Street therapist

'Nowhere near good enough': Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans
placards reading
Activism

'Nowhere near good enough': Government slammed over lack of support for LGBTQ+ Afghans

Demand for energy bills advice soars by 9,000% amid gas crisis
cost of living crisis
Social Justice

Demand for energy bills advice soars by 9,000% amid gas crisis

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How polluted is the UK's air - and how does it affect your household?
The Central Office of Public Interest wants estate agents to start warning renters and buyers about air pollution health risks
Air pollution

How polluted is the UK's air - and how does it affect your household?

Basic income campaigners set to give out free cash ahead of universal credit cut
basic income cash
News

Basic income campaigners set to give out free cash ahead of universal credit cut

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton. Sleeping rough at 16, Sabrina survived by selling The Big Issue. She has gone on to become a fire service chief, an author and an inspiration.
News

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue

Weetabix workers strike over fire and rehire plans to 'cut £5,000 a year from wages'
Weetabix workers on strike at Corby factory.
Employment

Weetabix workers strike over fire and rehire plans to 'cut £5,000 a year from wages'

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