Children
Care leavers campaign for better support: 'We don't have a great start in life when we turn 18'
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Care leavers campaign for better support: 'We don't have a great start in life when we turn 18'
National food strategy won't expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations
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National food strategy won't expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations
Child benefit: Why your payment has been reduced ahead of the Queen's Jubilee
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Child benefit: Why your payment has been reduced ahead of the Queen's Jubilee
Will having the calorie content of our meals on menus actually tackle the obesity epidemic?
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Will having the calorie content of our meals on menus actually tackle the obesity epidemic?
Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
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Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
The Big Exchange: Make an ethical investment for your child's future this Christmas
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The Big Exchange: Make an ethical investment for your child's future this Christmas
Plastic-free presents for babies, toddlers and children this Christmas
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Plastic-free presents for babies, toddlers and children this Christmas
Pandemic effect on deprived children's health could last into adulthood
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Pandemic effect on deprived children's health could last into adulthood
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
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Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
Top tips for your Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition entry from Sarah McIntyre
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Top tips for your Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition entry from Sarah McIntyre
‘They call us snowflakes but we’re taking action’: Children speak out in landmark survey
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‘They call us snowflakes but we’re taking action’: Children speak out in landmark survey
Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
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Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
It seems our government has decided some children don't need care
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It seems our government has decided some children don't need care
Millions in funding for kid's health 'unaccounted for' in sugar tax dispute
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Millions in funding for kid's health 'unaccounted for' in sugar tax dispute
All the best designs from The Big Issue Kids' Christmas Cover Competition
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All the best designs from The Big Issue Kids' Christmas Cover Competition
The winner of The Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition is revealed!
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The winner of The Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition is revealed!
Nadia Shireen to judge The Big Issue Christmas Cover Competition 2020
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Nadia Shireen to judge The Big Issue Christmas Cover Competition 2020
See a selection of our Spring Kid’s Cover Competition entries here
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See a selection of our Spring Kid’s Cover Competition entries here
Celebrating NHS superheroes with the Spring Cover Competition winner
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Celebrating NHS superheroes with the Spring Cover Competition winner
Mr Motivator is giving Big Issue readers a weekly self-isolation workout
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