This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Anger has taken hold across England over immigration this year. In Heywood, what started as an anti-immigration protest has grown into patrols outside schools
I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: ‘A kick in the teeth’
Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: ‘A kick in the teeth’
Top Stories
Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?
Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Jimmy Fallon adored his dog. His tribute to her speaks to all dog people everywhere
Jimmy Fallon adored his dog. His tribute to her speaks to all dog people everywhere
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Advice
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
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Constantin Mustafa, Co-op Food, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
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Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
Opinion
Westminster must set ambitious, measurable targets to reduce child poverty
Westminster must set ambitious, measurable targets to reduce child poverty
Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis
Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis
Lack of post-18 kinship care support has almost driven me back into homelessness
Lack of post-18 kinship care support has almost driven me back into homelessness
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Culture
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
Now set to be a stage show as well as an anthology, the Cardboard Citizens project is telling even more, surprising, urgent stories
Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
Meet James B Partridge, the man who made school assembly bangers cool
Eurovision winner Nemo: ‘Social media is harming us – but I have a big idea to change that’
Eurovision winner Nemo: ‘Social media is harming us – but I have a big idea to change that’
Letter To My Younger Self
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Charlotte Church: ‘The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: ‘Painful things make you a better version of yourself’
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‘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
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the October half term
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
Letters: I’d be happy to pay a bit more tax if it fixed the country
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?
Foraging has helped make Finland the world’s happiest country. What can we learn from the forest?
Inside The Big Issue
Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
