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Meet the woman using Christmas cards to fight pollution in the Thames
Flora Blathwayt is using Christmas cards to fight plastic pollution in the Thames.
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Meet the woman using Christmas cards to fight pollution in the Thames

'It’s good to be back in business' say Big Issue vendors in England
Big Issue vendors back on their pitches in England
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'It’s good to be back in business' say Big Issue vendors in England

Government urged not to compromise on food safety, environment after Brexit
Red and brown chickens in front of chicken wire
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Government urged not to compromise on food safety, environment after Brexit

We won't work with Home Office on 'cruel' deportation plans, councils warn
A homeless man sits on the floor of a trin station, wrapped in blankets with a cup in front of them
Housing

We won't work with Home Office on 'cruel' deportation plans, councils warn

Homelessness in Scotland can end in a decade, say campaigners
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Housing

Homelessness in Scotland can end in a decade, say campaigners

Here’s what 24,000 homeless youngsters could eat this Christmas
Turkey and Christmas dinner on the left with
Housing

Here’s what 24,000 homeless youngsters could eat this Christmas

‘I can be a role model’: How dance helped a young woman out of homelessness
Housing

‘I can be a role model’: How dance helped a young woman out of homelessness

Tony's Story
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Tony's Story

If the pandemic ended right now, what would you do?
Three women hug in a field
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If the pandemic ended right now, what would you do?

O2 partners with Hubbub charity to fight digital exclusion this Christmas
Colette holds her new phone and smiles in front of a block of flats
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O2 partners with Hubbub charity to fight digital exclusion this Christmas

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government
Packages of food are lined along shelves and on the floor in a food bank
Social Justice

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
Employment

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows

StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home
Street Vet's Jade Statt helps man and pet staffie
Housing

StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home

Daniel Mays: Impact of Covid on Big Issue vendors inspired me to help
Big Issue Brand Ambassador Daniel Mays
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Daniel Mays: Impact of Covid on Big Issue vendors inspired me to help

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen
Activism

Jon Bon Jovi is fighting poverty with the JBJ Soul Kitchen

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
A person without their face visible is wrapped in a blanket with their hands holding it around themselves
Social Justice

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Fashion brand Belstaff donate Black Friday sales to The Big Issue
Angel Big Issue vendor Will Herbert pictured by fellow vendor Carlos Gonzalez Perez
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Fashion brand Belstaff donate Black Friday sales to The Big Issue

Rural homelessness: How we can help 'hidden' rough sleepers
Rural homelessness is on the rise. Image: Mendhak / Flickr
Housing

Rural homelessness: How we can help 'hidden' rough sleepers

On Black Friday, a 'single day’s shopping spree can cause years of misery'
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On Black Friday, a 'single day’s shopping spree can cause years of misery'

Legal challenge launched to stop ‘cruel’ deportation of rough sleepers
A rough sleeper in London
Housing

Legal challenge launched to stop ‘cruel’ deportation of rough sleepers