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Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Up to 675,000 school-aged children in England facing holiday hunger this summer – nearly identical to 2024 levels
The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?
Top Stories
Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Giving 16-year-olds the vote: Will it beat far-right populism or does it play right into Farage’s hands?
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
30 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
30 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Meet our vendors
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Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Vendor news
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Opinion
The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it’s crumbling
Our legal system is the last defence against the far right – and it’s crumbling
Renters face higher deposits just for owning a pet. It’s wrong to squeeze more cash out of them
Renters face higher deposits just for owning a pet. It’s wrong to squeeze more cash out of them
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Culture
Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’
Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’
Brian Cox is the ghost of Adam Smith in his new play, Make it Happen
This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching
This summer proves Hollywood is out of ideas – but horror movies might just give something worth watching
This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Letter To My Younger Self
Formula One legend Damon Hill: ‘I’d love to be able to have one more chat with my dad’
Formula One legend Damon Hill: ‘I’d love to be able to have one more chat with my dad’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
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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
From busy beavers to gentle bison: Why you should go rewilding in the country this summer
From busy beavers to gentle bison: Why you should go rewilding in the country this summer
Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
Next stop, Wrexham! Why you should holiday in Britain’s least-loved places
Next stop, Wrexham! Why you should holiday in Britain’s least-loved places
Why electric cars aren’t as scary as you think – a beginner’s guide to the Citroën ë-Berlingo
Why electric cars aren’t as scary as you think – a beginner’s guide to the Citroën ë-Berlingo
Inside The Big Issue
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
