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Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism'
independent cafes

Inside the fight to save independent cafes from 'corporate greed and exploitative capitalism'

UK high streets and open spaces are becoming increasingly dominated by chain stores, pushing independent operators out. Campaigners fear 'homogenisation'
The Golden Spurtle: A porridge-making championship that feeds the soul
Film

The Golden Spurtle: A porridge-making championship that feeds the soul

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Science

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

Inside the mission to feed the UK's hungry kids in the holidays: 'If we had to buy food we wouldn't survive'
Holiday hunger

Inside the mission to feed the UK's hungry kids in the holidays: 'If we had to buy food we wouldn't survive'

The pigs of Orwell's Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK's pigs are in trouble
Farming

The pigs of Orwell's Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK's pigs are in trouble

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever
Hugh McNeill

I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever

'It's sad we have come to this': Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger
Social Justice

'It's sad we have come to this': Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza
A group of children standing on rubble in Gaza.
Pippa Murray

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'
Food banks

Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: 'Our future is secure'

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver
Mark Heffernan

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here's how they can deliver

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Kids eat free

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: 'It just can't go on'
Holiday Hunger Alamy
Food poverty

Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: 'It just can't go on'

Young people struggling to afford food face 'stigma' when seeking help: 'We don't feel welcome'
Kyson Redd with service manager Hannah
Food poverty

Young people struggling to afford food face 'stigma' when seeking help: 'We don't feel welcome'

'It's easier to buy a vape than an apple': How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK
Paul Flannery, local green grocer who runs the Queen of Greens bus
Food poverty

'It's easier to buy a vape than an apple': How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Nafa

I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'
Man serves afternoon tea
Employment

This afternoon tea is made and served by people with learning disabilities: 'A wonderful celebration'

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Books

Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed

Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end 'postcode lottery', government told
Stock image of children eating a school meal
Free school meals

Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end 'postcode lottery', government told

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Sabine Goodwin

Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine's frontline
Ukraine war

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine's frontline

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
a boy in school uniform eating a carrot
Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: 'Hunger is solvable'
Food poverty

Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: 'Hunger is solvable'

How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill's wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Big Issue 1665 cover
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains

Food banks receiving 'rotten' donations from supermarkets 'not fit for human consumption'
food banks
Food banks

Food banks receiving 'rotten' donations from supermarkets 'not fit for human consumption'