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How cities around the world are learning to cope with heatwaves
A fountain in Paris
Heatwave

How cities around the world are learning to cope with heatwaves

'We all changed the world in our own ways': How the first London Pride march changed lives
Social Justice

'We all changed the world in our own ways': How the first London Pride march changed lives

The next Mick Lynch? As strike action escalates, these are the union leaders you may come to know
train strikes
Strike action

The next Mick Lynch? As strike action escalates, these are the union leaders you may come to know

Has vegan culture cancelled the cow?
Three cows stare at the camera from their cages
Veganism

Has vegan culture cancelled the cow?

Care leavers campaign for better support: 'We don't have a great start in life when we turn 18'
Social Justice

Care leavers campaign for better support: 'We don't have a great start in life when we turn 18'

Nurdles: The invisible plastic pollution problem
Nurdle pellets
Nurdles

Nurdles: The invisible plastic pollution problem

Grenfell five years on: Cladding scandal still haunts thousands across UK
Cladding scandal
Grenfell

Grenfell five years on: Cladding scandal still haunts thousands across UK

'Another Grenfell will happen' say survivors still fighting for justice
grenfell tower
grenfell

'Another Grenfell will happen' say survivors still fighting for justice

The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
george michael
music

The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue

'I feel stuck': How the cost of living crisis is impacting universal credit claimants
cost of living crisis

'I feel stuck': How the cost of living crisis is impacting universal credit claimants

‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
Food poverty

‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices

Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence
jens lekman
music history

Beware, playlist connoisseurs – these well-known musicians deleted their own albums from existence

'They wanted pet rent': Intense competition for a home leaves renters facing extraordinary demands
Renting

'They wanted pet rent': Intense competition for a home leaves renters facing extraordinary demands

How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
Lagos is Nigeria's financial hub. Credit: Shutterstock
Life

How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists

Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Homeless Project Scotland
Cost of living crisis

Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand

Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened
gig safety

Six months on, as music festivals begin again, it’s like the Astroworld disaster never happened

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'It can't be sustainable': The hidden costs of demolishing council housing estates
Image of Central Hill housing estate in Lambeth.
Social housing

'It can't be sustainable': The hidden costs of demolishing council housing estates

Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes
Cassette tape
Music

Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes

'Politics needs to be real': Why more independent candidates are standing in this year's local elections
Politics

'Politics needs to be real': Why more independent candidates are standing in this year's local elections

Sophie Marceau: 'I hope love always stays a mystery'
Sophie Marceau in I Love America. Photo: Prime Video
Film

Sophie Marceau: 'I hope love always stays a mystery'