Life

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters

Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out

After reading our story about a homeless man who played the piano at St Pancras station every day, one reader has written in with his own tale of redemption
This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: ‘We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate’
Christmas in Gaza

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: ‘We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate’

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why
Christmas

Using AI for your Christmas shopping could backfire. Here’s why

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This is what Christmas will look like in 2040
Christmas

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040

Where do British Christmas traditions really come from?  
Christmas

Where do British Christmas traditions really come from?  

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Health

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Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
Former player Micky Hazard at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Image: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock
Mental health

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’

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

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 

Money

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Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
a woman pouring olive oil
Inflation

Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?

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

Ethical shopping

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One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors
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One year in: how giffgaff’s support is transforming life for vendors

How Lenovo and Big Issue Invest Are Powering Digital Inclusion for UK Social Enterprises
A group of young people sitting around a table using Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, with one screen open on a web browser during a session or workshop.
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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
Big Issue frontline manager Hattie Greenyer standing with a Big Issue magazine in front of the Citroën ë-Berlingo Van displaying 'Driving Change for Good' branding, with colourful street art mural in background
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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

Food

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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?