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Ryan Reynolds: 'The great gift about getting older is you become more comfortable with sucking'
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Ryan Reynolds: 'The great gift about getting older is you become more comfortable with sucking'
80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain's new safety net
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80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain's new safety net
The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs
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The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs
Frustrated with Cop27? Here are 5 ingenious climate action groups changing the world
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Frustrated with Cop27? Here are 5 ingenious climate action groups changing the world
A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
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A veteran who was living in his car 18 months ago will march at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
Bafta Breakthrough: 'Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen'
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Bafta Breakthrough: 'Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen'
‘I’m paying £9k a year to sofa surf’ The university students facing homelessness
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‘I’m paying £9k a year to sofa surf’ The university students facing homelessness
Channel 4 at 40: 21 shows that changed the political and cultural landscape
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Channel 4 at 40: 21 shows that changed the political and cultural landscape
I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election
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I spent a night with activists plastering over adverts demanding a general election
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
![Group of women dressed as witch coven reading spell book in forest.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/witches-by-sierra-koder.jpg?w=768)
The witch is a post-#MeToo icon of defiance, solidarity and creativity
Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
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Meet the former gambling addicts fighting to get betting ads kicked out of football
'It's about making the invisible visible': A day at the UK's only festival for homeless people
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'It's about making the invisible visible': A day at the UK's only festival for homeless people
These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city
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These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city
Can green King Charles change government policy on climate change?
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Can green King Charles change government policy on climate change?
Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
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Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
The musicians helping to change young people's lives in Reading
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The musicians helping to change young people's lives in Reading
Street Soccer Nations Cup: The football tournament that changes lives
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Street Soccer Nations Cup: The football tournament that changes lives
Feeding the planet is killing the planet. Can farming change to fix it?
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Feeding the planet is killing the planet. Can farming change to fix it?
'People will starve': Food bank volunteers and guests fear 'breaking point' as the cost of living crisis spirals
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