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Google’s AI says Declan Rice donated £14m to house homeless families – but it’s not true
Google’s AI says Declan Rice donated £14m to house homeless families – but it’s not true
Google’s AI summary is telling users Arsenal footballer Declan Rice donated £14m to a London housing project. The story’s not true – and the AI hallucination brings a wider warning
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
Top Stories
‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
Viral comedian Hayley Morris: ‘The worst thing happened when everything I’d dreamed of was coming true’
Viral comedian Hayley Morris: ‘The worst thing happened when everything I’d dreamed of was coming true’
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
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Vendor news
“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
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Opinion
Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
Blaming bats and newts for the housing problem is straight from the Trump playbook
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
I’ve been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
The fall of Angela Rayner emphasises the rise in power of property ownership
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Sign up to Survival Guide: The Big Issue’s cost of living newsletter with human stories at the heart
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Culture
Viral comedian Hayley Morris: ‘The worst thing happened when everything I’d dreamed of was coming true’
Viral comedian Hayley Morris: ‘The worst thing happened when everything I’d dreamed of was coming true’
After years of persevering, success came for the comedian, but behind the scenes she was suffering teh grief of losing her father
‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
Artist Will Blood wanted to be a rock star – but pop-punk’s loss is the art world’s gain
Artist Will Blood wanted to be a rock star – but pop-punk’s loss is the art world’s gain
Letter To My Younger Self
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Ronan Keating: ‘We’re all scarred by what we went through in the 90s’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Belinda Carlisle: ‘I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy’
Most popular
‘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
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Family day out: Why the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross made our Bath adventure unforgettable
Family day out: Why the Citroën ë-C5 Aircross made our Bath adventure unforgettable
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: Don’t weaponise violence against women and girls
Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
Letters: If I had to flee my home I’d hope I wouldn’t end up in an asylum hotel
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Inside the Big Issue: Hacker T Dog and the chaotic rebirth of kids’ TV
Big Issue Invest names Holger Westphely as new Managing Director
