People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
A landmark report from King’s College London in collaboration with NHS England report found that nearly four in 10 deaths of people with a learning disability in 2023 were ‘avoidable’
Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’
Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’
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Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé
Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal
Letters: I feel very alone as a working-class liberal
My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters
My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
The ‘Yo-yo Homes’, revealed: How ex-council tenants make over £200k selling homes back to councils
Advice
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?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
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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
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
Opinion
I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off
I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse
There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse
Thatcher didn’t just change the shape of Britain – but the heart and soul of the British people
Thatcher didn’t just change the shape of Britain – but the heart and soul of the British people
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Culture
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
There have been female monarchs for at least 5,000 years in various places across the globe, although they remain rare and, until the mid-20th century, largely unwelcome
‘I full expect we’ll be performing at Glastonbury’: Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women
‘I full expect we’ll be performing at Glastonbury’: Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
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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
Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
Inside The Big Issue
Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
Happy birthday, Big Issue Invest: 20 people look back on 20 years of social investment
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
Big Issue Invest more than triples investments in 20th year, with £9.4 million deployed to social purpose organisations
