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Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
A family tucking into a Christmas meal.
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Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast

There are apps that can help you bag a great deal at supermarkets, recipes for Christmas dinner on a budget, and even communities offering Christmas dinner for free
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
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Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

How much will you spend on Christmas?
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How much will you spend on Christmas?

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27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
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How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors

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I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
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I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
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How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 
Fitness

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
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Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’

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Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
A family tucking into a Christmas meal.
Christmas

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast

How much will you spend on Christmas?
Your views

How much will you spend on Christmas?

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there
Cost of living

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there

Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’
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Supermarket experts share their best tips for bagging yellow sticker bargains: ‘I believe in karma’

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One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
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How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
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How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises

How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
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How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line

Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment
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Free phones are helping 400 people find work after homelessness and unemployment

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27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world
Food

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Food

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?