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Corbyn vows to give Chequers to rough sleepers as Labour detail plans
Jeremy Corbyn
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Corbyn vows to give Chequers to rough sleepers as Labour detail plans

Changemakers: Hitting the right notes
Activism

Changemakers: Hitting the right notes

Mobile GP practice launches to help London rough sleepers stay healthy
Housing

Mobile GP practice launches to help London rough sleepers stay healthy

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton: 'I was homeless at 15. The Big Issue saved me'
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Sabrina Cohen-Hatton: 'I was homeless at 15. The Big Issue saved me'

My #BigChristmasWish: our campaign for the festive season!
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My #BigChristmasWish: our campaign for the festive season!

Fact/Fiction: Does air pollution make you blind?
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Fact/Fiction: Does air pollution make you blind?

The vendor who became known as the bird man of Exeter
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The vendor who became known as the bird man of Exeter

The lifesaving power of pets
News

The lifesaving power of pets

Nicola Sturgeon says our pledge “shows the direction we want to go in”
Sturgeon Future Generations
Politics

Nicola Sturgeon says our pledge “shows the direction we want to go in”

Lib Dem Leader Jo Swinson has taken our Future Generations Pledge
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Lib Dem Leader Jo Swinson has taken our Future Generations Pledge

All of the major political leaders support our Future Generations Pledge
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All of the major political leaders support our Future Generations Pledge

Forget fake news: fake views threaten democracy through deepfakes
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Forget fake news: fake views threaten democracy through deepfakes

135,000 kids won’t have a home to call their own this Christmas
Child poverty
Housing

135,000 kids won’t have a home to call their own this Christmas

Get an exclusive peek at the Street Cat Bob sequel
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Get an exclusive peek at the Street Cat Bob sequel

Changemakers: Powering the country with plastic waste
Environment

Changemakers: Powering the country with plastic waste

Adam Kay: “It’s Christmas everyday in the NHS – but not in a good way”
Adam Kay
Politics

Adam Kay: “It’s Christmas everyday in the NHS – but not in a good way”

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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Eleonora's Story

The people and the science are united – so why aren’t our politicians?
Environment

The people and the science are united – so why aren’t our politicians?

Fact/Fiction: Do hiccups teach babies how to breathe?
News

Fact/Fiction: Do hiccups teach babies how to breathe?

The Tory manifesto could push child poverty to a 60-year high
Social Justice

The Tory manifesto could push child poverty to a 60-year high