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Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause star Lara Ricote found catharsis in filming a comedy about a separation. She told Big Issue all about the new show
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert
Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'
'Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too'
Sidemen's Vikkstar: 'We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models'
Sidemen's Vikkstar: 'We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models'
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Why doing nothing is the biggest gamble for free TV
Why doing nothing is the biggest gamble for free TV
Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote
How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote
Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she's 'not giving up'
Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she's 'not giving up'
Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: 'Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves'
Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: 'Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves'
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'Northern voices need to be heard'
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'Northern voices need to be heard'
New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year
Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year
In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
