Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
The south-east London gym that is pioneering boxing on the NHS
The Cribs: ‘It’s difficult for working-class people to get into music now – there’s so little money in it’
The Cribs: ‘It’s difficult for working-class people to get into music now – there’s so little money in it’
A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality
A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality
Top Stories
Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
‘You do not need eight hours’: Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
‘You do not need eight hours’: Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
Letters: Let’s see health and housing services working together in 2026
Letters: Let’s see health and housing services working together in 2026
Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner
Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner
Advice
How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising in January. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you’re not feeling festive
Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you’re not feeling festive
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Deda Gheorge, Market Square, Richmond, North Yorkshire
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Nathan Dale, Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station
Vendor news
Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’
Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
Opinion
It’s a critical moment for millions of Brits living in fuel poverty in desperately cold homes this winter
It’s a critical moment for millions of Brits living in fuel poverty in desperately cold homes this winter
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now
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Culture
Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
Reasons to be cheerful in 2026? Deb Grant’s here with a few starting points
The Cribs: ‘It’s difficult for working-class people to get into music now – there’s so little money in it’
The Cribs: ‘It’s difficult for working-class people to get into music now – there’s so little money in it’
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
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’
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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
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according ex-world champ Jane Couch
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according ex-world champ Jane Couch
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
This is how to get fit without time, money or space
This is how to get fit without time, money or space
‘You do not need eight hours’: Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
‘You do not need eight hours’: Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
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