‘Don’t be a robot – and go left’: What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York?
‘Don’t be a robot – and go left’: What can Labour learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York?
The 34-year-old democratic socialist entered the mayoral race last year with less than 1% of the predicted vote share. Last night, he emerged victorious with more than 50% of ballots cast
The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me
The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
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Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire
Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire
I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
Politics needs someone tough to sort out the mess. Louise Casey is just the person for the job
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
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DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
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
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Constantin Mustafa, Co-op Food, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
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Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
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
Opinion
The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me
The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me
Here’s how Rachel Reeves can help end the ‘moral stain’ of homelessness in the autumn budget
Here’s how Rachel Reeves can help end the ‘moral stain’ of homelessness in the autumn budget
I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
I’m a trans care leaver. Finding love and acceptance as my true self was the best feeling in the world
We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer
We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer
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Culture
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Die, My Love applies a gauzy, dream-like quality to a fraught tale of motherhood
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
The brass band bringing the cracking tunes of Wallace & Gromit to life
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
Letter To My Younger Self
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
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’
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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
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
How electric vehicles are changing lives on Big Issue’s front line
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
Letters: AI can’t replace the human ability to interpret, judge or care
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Substance abuse led me to homelessness. Now I’m 20 years sober and in love with giving back
