Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
Micky Hazard is working alongside Tottenham Hotspur FC., Samaritans and Mind in Haringey to encourage people to seek help for their mental health when they are struggling
Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
Labour’s immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
Labour’s immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
Top Stories
What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Letters: In 2026 can we start making sure those without family aren’t left behind?
Letters: In 2026 can we start making sure those without family aren’t left behind?
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Advice
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here’s how to speak up
Meet our vendors
Nathan Dale, Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station
Nathan Dale, Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station
Stewart Campbell, M&S Gallagher Retail Park, Dundee
Stewart Campbell, M&S Gallagher Retail Park, Dundee
Vendor news
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Opinion
I dreaded turning 18 as a care leaver. There is a cliff-edge which leaves us without support
I dreaded turning 18 as a care leaver. There is a cliff-edge which leaves us without support
Labour’s immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
Labour’s immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
The government’s plan to protect domestic abuse survivors has big gaps
The government’s plan to protect domestic abuse survivors has big gaps
I’m a vulnerable migrant. The Home Office treated me like an animal to be controlled and broken
I’m a vulnerable migrant. The Home Office treated me like an animal to be controlled and broken
Newsletters
Sign up to Survival Guide: The Big Issue’s cost of living newsletter with human stories at the heart
Sign up to Survival Guide: The Big Issue’s cost of living newsletter with human stories at the heart
Sign up to our free Inside the Big Issue newsletter
Sign up to our free Inside the Big Issue newsletter
Culture
Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
The sports journalist and former football star’s turn on Strictly has helped her to find her feet – capping off a year of personal highlights
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Letter To My Younger Self
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Scotland will definitely be independent much sooner than it feels right now’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: ‘Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God’
Most popular
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
Olive oil is cheaper than it’s been since February 2024. Is it a sign of falling prices to come?
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here’s how to save money and still have a festive feast
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Inside the Big Issue: Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody at 50
