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London's buskers are going cashless with iZettle card readers
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London's buskers are going cashless with iZettle card readers

UK investors are bringing light to lives in rural Africa
Environment

UK investors are bringing light to lives in rural Africa

Vote for The Big Issue for Cover Of The Year!
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Vote for The Big Issue for Cover Of The Year!

The Ministry of Justice is promising to help educate and employ prisoners
Woman in prison
News

The Ministry of Justice is promising to help educate and employ prisoners

The Big Issue shop went to the royal wedding with Studio 306
News

The Big Issue shop went to the royal wedding with Studio 306

A £3.6m London workspace will help spark creativity in disadvantaged youth
Activism

A £3.6m London workspace will help spark creativity in disadvantaged youth

A letting fees ban loophole could be abused by rogue landlords
Housing

A letting fees ban loophole could be abused by rogue landlords

A popular Honiton Big Issue vendor is the latest to offer cashless payments
Andrew McGarry
News

A popular Honiton Big Issue vendor is the latest to offer cashless payments

Rough sleepers are still being fined and imprisoned for being homeless
Housing

Rough sleepers are still being fined and imprisoned for being homeless

Raynor Winn's tale of redemption has led others to follow her coastal path
News

Raynor Winn's tale of redemption has led others to follow her coastal path

The heartbreaking, life-affirming story of the Street Kids' World Cup
Social Justice

The heartbreaking, life-affirming story of the Street Kids' World Cup

Take a walk around the Social Bite village for homeless people
Social Bite village
Housing

Take a walk around the Social Bite village for homeless people

A royal alliance: A complete history of the royal family and The Big Issue
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A royal alliance: A complete history of the royal family and The Big Issue

Social Bite’s village for homeless people has launched
Social Bite village
Housing

Social Bite’s village for homeless people has launched

We scoured the web for the world's weirdest royal wedding merchandise
News

We scoured the web for the world's weirdest royal wedding merchandise

This LGBT bench design still excluded the homeless
Rainbow bench hostile designs
Housing

This LGBT bench design still excluded the homeless

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Thermo Shelter is trying to transform emergency shelter for rough sleepers
Thermo Shelter
Housing

Thermo Shelter is trying to transform emergency shelter for rough sleepers

Meet the bench curing loneliness and social isolation
The Friendly Bench
Housing

Meet the bench curing loneliness and social isolation

"Let me stay here": The battle for Britain’s homeless to die where they want
Housing

"Let me stay here": The battle for Britain’s homeless to die where they want

Four UK music festivals are introducing reverse vending machines for plastics
Glastonbury Festival plastic
Environment

Four UK music festivals are introducing reverse vending machines for plastics

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