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Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: 'I've got to do something'
Sam Thompson joined children aged nine to 12 to play football at a UNICEF-supported football programme supporting children in Solola, Guatemala.
Charity

Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: 'I've got to do something'

Reality TV star Sam Thompson speaks to the Big Issue about why he is undertaking an immense challenge to run and cycle 260 miles for UNICEF
Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people
Young River at the top of Snowdon to raise money for homeless people
Homelessness

Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people

We're the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
a person holding someone's hand
Modern slavery

We're the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking

Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Homelessness

Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people

40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?
Samir Patel

40 years since it started, what's the point of Comic Relief?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK's biggest charity shops
People at the Emmaus Preston Department Store
Homelessness

Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK's biggest charity shops

Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: 'It's satisfying'
Valerie and Chris Norris, a couple in Swansea, who have donated their houses to fight homelessness
Homelessness

Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: 'It's satisfying'

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Day

11 ways to spread kindness without spending money

This innovative 'village' under Manchester's railway arches helps tackle homelessness
Homelessness

This innovative 'village' under Manchester's railway arches helps tackle homelessness

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

Help with funeral costs: Know your options
a close-up view of four lit pillar candles against a dark blue background
Funeral poverty

Help with funeral costs: Know your options

'We are all connected': A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Immigration

'We are all connected': A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
andrew gosden, who went missing 17 years ago
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone

Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night
Mark Bryant greets Yasmina at the door of his Whitley Bay home
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn't take his condition seriously
Two photos of five-year-old Fletcher with his mother, Hannah
Health

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn't take his condition seriously

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'
Habitat for Humanity GB charity shop
Housing crisis

This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'

I'm in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here's why
Millie Manders

I'm in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here's why

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
a birds-eye view of a plate of christmas dinner
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
a man chops vegetables on a table behind an older man
Christmas

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
a group of different coloured tents are pitched on the street in a city environment
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to volunteer at a food bank
volunteers arrange food donations along rows of crates on tables
Food banks

How to volunteer at a food bank

Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
a man sorts food donations into crates at a food bank
Food banks

Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
a bare mattress pushed against a window in a dark room
Charity

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need

Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'
Laura Mvula recording her rendition of Paul Simon's 'I Know What I Know' for John Lewis. Image: John Lewis
Music

Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'

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