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Big Issue-backed Change Please is heading to the skies with Virgin Atlantic
Change Please Virgin Atlantic
Activism

Big Issue-backed Change Please is heading to the skies with Virgin Atlantic

Ruth Davidson quits as Scottish Tory leader citing family reasons
Politics

Ruth Davidson quits as Scottish Tory leader citing family reasons

The Big Issue is launching a new way to sell
Community selling
News

The Big Issue is launching a new way to sell

'National scandal': 250,000 children in the UK are unhappy
screen time
Social Justice

'National scandal': 250,000 children in the UK are unhappy

Fact/Fiction: Do people who use emojis get more dates and have more sex?
Fact/Fiction 1373 Kieran Glennon
News

Fact/Fiction: Do people who use emojis get more dates and have more sex?

No Deal Brexit: Getting ready for the cheddar deficit
Politics

No Deal Brexit: Getting ready for the cheddar deficit

Summer’s over but a no-deal Brexit will bring problems beyond holiday hunger
Free school meals
Social Justice

Summer’s over but a no-deal Brexit will bring problems beyond holiday hunger

Local residents given the nod to develop affordable homes in Croydon
Social bonds building a house
Housing

Local residents given the nod to develop affordable homes in Croydon

Big Issue-backed rugby charity is world record holder after marathon match
SOHK
Activism

Big Issue-backed rugby charity is world record holder after marathon match

Heat from the Northern line will be piped into London homes
Environment

Heat from the Northern line will be piped into London homes

Vivienne Westwood: We must disrupt corrupt systems if we want to make change
Vivienne Westwood
Politics

Vivienne Westwood: We must disrupt corrupt systems if we want to make change

Big Issue vendor Amanda will return to Pride Cymru this weekend
Big Issue vendor Amanda Hill Cardiff credit David Wagstaffe
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Big Issue vendor Amanda will return to Pride Cymru this weekend

Would Rory Stewart have had to resign over the 10 Prisons Project?
Rory Stewart Foreign and Commonwealth Office Flickr
News

Would Rory Stewart have had to resign over the 10 Prisons Project?

G7 leaders need to get serious about tackling rich-poor gap, says charity
News

G7 leaders need to get serious about tackling rich-poor gap, says charity

Rohingya refugee: “The crisis is in the hands of the international community”
habiburahman Rohingya
Social Justice

Rohingya refugee: “The crisis is in the hands of the international community”

People forced to sleep in kitchens as housing crisis drives mass overcrowding
Housing

People forced to sleep in kitchens as housing crisis drives mass overcrowding

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Can technology help prevent people becoming dependent on foodbanks?
Food bank Trussell Trust
Activism

Can technology help prevent people becoming dependent on foodbanks?

Changemakers: Helen Costa is using VR to help adopted children feel safe
Helen Costa
Social Justice

Changemakers: Helen Costa is using VR to help adopted children feel safe

The Friendly Bench could be coming to a town near you
The Friendly Bench
News

The Friendly Bench could be coming to a town near you

Homeless children are being housed in office blocks and shipping containers
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Social Justice

Homeless children are being housed in office blocks and shipping containers

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