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Big-hearted Winchester vendor Kevin raises £1,400 for Children in Need
Kevin Collick Pudsey
News

Big-hearted Winchester vendor Kevin raises £1,400 for Children in Need

It's a Mexican wave of success at the Homeless World Cup
Homeless World Cup
Housing

It's a Mexican wave of success at the Homeless World Cup

Amber Rudd hits back at UN poverty envoy’s “wholly inappropriate” language
Amber Rudd
News

Amber Rudd hits back at UN poverty envoy’s “wholly inappropriate” language

Changemakers: Sophie Unwin is helping the nation reuse and repair
Environment

Changemakers: Sophie Unwin is helping the nation reuse and repair

Vendor City Guide: Seoul
News

Vendor City Guide: Seoul

André's Story
News

André's Story

Amber Rudd has replaced Esther McVey as Work and Pensions Secretary
Amber Rudd
Politics

Amber Rudd has replaced Esther McVey as Work and Pensions Secretary

UN poverty inspector slams government on Universal Credit and Brexit
Philip Alston UN investigates poverty, food poverty and food banks
Social Justice

UN poverty inspector slams government on Universal Credit and Brexit

Much-loved Jo Jones is the second Big Issue vendor to die in Bath in a month
Joanne Jones
News

Much-loved Jo Jones is the second Big Issue vendor to die in Bath in a month

Matt Hancock's artificially intelligent NHS needs careful scrutiny
News

Matt Hancock's artificially intelligent NHS needs careful scrutiny

Fact/Fiction: Should we be scared of fracking earthquakes?
News

Fact/Fiction: Should we be scared of fracking earthquakes?

Big Issue-backed Change Please coffee kiosk opens in Clapham Common
Change Please
Activism

Big Issue-backed Change Please coffee kiosk opens in Clapham Common

Care leavers met with Jacqueline Wilson to debate the true reality of care
News

Care leavers met with Jacqueline Wilson to debate the true reality of care

It’s time for the big kick-off as the Homeless World Cup heads to Mexico
Mexico Homeless World Cup
Housing

It’s time for the big kick-off as the Homeless World Cup heads to Mexico

Councils have £10m shortfall to deal with Homelessness Reduction Act duties
Men in a hostel for the homeless
Housing

Councils have £10m shortfall to deal with Homelessness Reduction Act duties

Vendor City Guide: Copenhagen
News

Vendor City Guide: Copenhagen

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Changemakers: Hadeel Ayoub is designing gloves that translate sign language
Activism

Changemakers: Hadeel Ayoub is designing gloves that translate sign language

Veterans Aid is helping hundreds of homeless veterans find sanctuary
Housing

Veterans Aid is helping hundreds of homeless veterans find sanctuary

Small talk has saved 20 per cent more lives on the railways in 2018
Activism

Small talk has saved 20 per cent more lives on the railways in 2018

The food industry must take greater responsibility for single-use plastics
Environment

The food industry must take greater responsibility for single-use plastics