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Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Scott Meenagh competes in the Winter Paralympics
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Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb

Paralympians continue to inspire in Milano-Cortina but face a greater challenge than Olympic counterparts to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
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‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability

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Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
pneumonia

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

The NHS

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My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
St Thomas' Hospital
John Bird

My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here’s how 10 promises made to voters hold up today
Vote Leave bus on Brexit campaign
Brexit

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here’s how 10 promises made to voters hold up today

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
Health

Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’

Mental health

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Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Girlguiding Advocate Ellen, aged 17
Ellen

Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it
Laura McCarthy

Domestic abuse is getting worse. Education alone isn’t enough to stop it

I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
Childline counsellor
Jenny Cockle

I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
empty wallet
Money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money