Birmingham

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish
rubbish lines the streets in Birmingham with graffiti saying 'remember the poor' on a wall
Employment

Birmingham bin workers’ strike, one year on: Inside the forgotten neighbourhoods lined with rubbish

On the day marking one year since refuse collectors went on strike in Birmingham, Big Issue headed to the neighbourhoods hit hardest by rubbish left in the wake of the industrial dispute
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Books

Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor

Joe Lycett: 'Let's fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world'
TV

Joe Lycett: 'Let's fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world'

My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?
Drug deaths

My son died after taking deadly nitazenes, aged 33. Why did nobody save his life?

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: 'No one is talking about it'
Nitazenes

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: 'No one is talking about it'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: 'I want to change the world'
Former Big Issue vendor Adam Khan
Our vendors

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: 'I want to change the world'

Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people
Former Big Issue vendor Vernon Burgess
Homelessness

Ex-Big Issue vendor launches powerful Christmas single to help homeless people

Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home
The people of Balsall Heath in Birmingham have come together to battle energy bill and the climate crisis
Climate crisis

Neighbours band together to tackle energy bills and show how climate action starts at home

1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas
birmingham, suella braverman
Exclusive

1,000 asylum seekers in cash-strapped Birmingham face homelessness by Christmas

Banksy unveils new Birmingham work to draw attention to homelessness
Banksy Birmingham
Art

Banksy unveils new Birmingham work to draw attention to homelessness

Join the Big Issue Coldwar Steve treasure hunt
Art

Join the Big Issue Coldwar Steve treasure hunt