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Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking
Music

Music in 2026: The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking

Reasons to be cheerful in 2026? Deb Grant's here with a few starting points
'You do not need eight hours': Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
Health

'You do not need eight hours': Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip

This is how to get fit without time, money or space 
Fitness

This is how to get fit without time, money or space 

Inside the UK's first NHS boxing gym: 'You can pick yourself up no matter what'
Health

Inside the UK's first NHS boxing gym: 'You can pick yourself up no matter what'

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according ex-world champ Jane Couch
Boxing

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according ex-world champ Jane Couch

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
Health

Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Homelessness

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times
John Bird

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times

How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise
Fitness

How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
Books

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul

Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood
Books

Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen review – a redemptive portrait of motherhood

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss

Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'
Ukraine

Meet the people volunteering in Ukraine amid a life of war and air strikes: 'All of society is mobilised'

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Mary FitzMeilton at climbing wall
Sport

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese
Paul McNamee

Good news for those eating the last of the Christmas cheese

Letters: Let's see health and housing services working together in 2026
house keys
Letters

Letters: Let's see health and housing services working together in 2026

Inside the Big Issue: Let's get physical!
A Big Issue cover with a woman in green on the front
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Let's get physical!

Jamie Laing: 'If I played Roger Federer in a tennis match, I'd probably win a game'
Letter To My Younger Self

Jamie Laing: 'If I played Roger Federer in a tennis match, I'd probably win a game'

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Film

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: 'It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment'
My Big Year

Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: 'It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now 
Patrick Markee

The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now 

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'
TV

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'

Happy Mondays star Bez: 'AI is like War of the Worlds unfolding in front of your eyes'
My Big Year

Happy Mondays star Bez: 'AI is like War of the Worlds unfolding in front of your eyes'

Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I'm a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor'
My Big Year

Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I'm a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor'