Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
The new prime minister promised that every rough sleeper in England would be offered a route off the streets by Christmas. Will he succeed? Here’s what Big Issue vendors think
Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’
Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’
In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
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Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here’s what it could mean for benefits
Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start
Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
Sign up to the Letter To My Younger Self Extra newsletter to go beyond the biggest interviews
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Advice
More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals from September 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
Mr MoneyJar on the pros and cons of using AI as your financial adviser
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
Debt is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s time to end the stigma so people can get the help they need
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Rodney Lyall, Southbourne Grove Post Office, Bournemouth: ‘Selling the Big Issue saved my life’
Rodney Lyall, Southbourne Grove Post Office, Bournemouth: ‘Selling the Big Issue saved my life’
Simon Denis, Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London: ‘I’d never dreamed that Big Issue could be profound’
Simon Denis, Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London: ‘I’d never dreamed that Big Issue could be profound’
Russell Trimby, John Lewis, Reading: ‘I look after my dad. He’s got dementia’
Russell Trimby, John Lewis, Reading: ‘I look after my dad. He’s got dementia’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
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Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Opinion
Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Not every pensioner lives in a mortgage-free home. Rising rents mean more are facing homelessness
Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start
Ending rough sleeping is the goal, but taking bars off benches is a good start
‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
‘I work with homeless veterans. It takes more than a bed for Christmas to help them out of homelessness’
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Culture
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Tomorrow’s Warriors began in 1991 as a jam session. Since then, it’s provided education and opportunities for musicians including Ezra Collective
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
Letter To My Younger Self
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
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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
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
‘She’s the Queen of Mill Street’: Sam, Demi and the town that brought them both back
‘She’s the Queen of Mill Street’: Sam, Demi and the town that brought them both back
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
‘What are data centres actually for? Did anyone actually ask us if we want AI?’
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Inside the Big Issue: 128 days to end rough sleeping
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
Inside the Big Issue: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s opportunity issue
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
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