Christmas

Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other
Paul McNamee

Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other

Next time you pass one of our vendors, stop for a chat. You never know where it might lead
12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art
Deck the Walls

12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Christmas

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Deck the Walls

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas

Behind the sleigh bells and huskies of Lapland's Christmas industry, the Sámi people struggle
Lapland

Behind the sleigh bells and huskies of Lapland's Christmas industry, the Sámi people struggle

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
dwp benefits christmas/ bauble
Christmas

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: 'We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost'
Kindness

Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: 'We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost'

January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it's never too late to seek help
debt worries
Vikki Brownridge

January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it's never too late to seek help

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'
My Big Year

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'

Keane star Tom Chaplin: 'Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis'
My Big Year

Keane star Tom Chaplin: 'Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis'

It's easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here's some positive new year tidings
Paul McNamee

It's easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here's some positive new year tidings

Pop star Henry Moodie: 'I find Donald Trump's racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting'
Henry Moodie
My Big Year

Pop star Henry Moodie: 'I find Donald Trump's racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting'

Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'
My Big Year

Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Gavin & Stacey stars ahead of the final episode
Interview

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'
My Big Year

John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
Damage in the Gaza strip
Ahmed Najar

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'
A silhouette of a man in front of the shape of a Christmas tree
Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'

Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It's pushing staff to the edge
a mural of a man pulling back a shirt to reveal a
Claire Goodwin-Fee

Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It's pushing staff to the edge

I'm in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
person in the snow
Rose

I'm in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
christmas
Christmas

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Christmas gifts made in factories
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

Strike star Holliday Grainger: 'What did the world get right this year? Not enough'
My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: 'What did the world get right this year? Not enough'

'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
HOMELESSNESS

'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

'I eat so much chocolate': Stars of BBC's Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Gladiators

'I eat so much chocolate': Stars of BBC's Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas