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I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
I'm a refugee. My favourite thing about Britain? The weather!
Tumukunde Uzomukunde tells Big Issue about finding her place in Britain as a refugee
If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: 'Money won't make you happy – but it gives you choices'
TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: 'Money won't make you happy – but it gives you choices'
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: 'I struggled with fame'
James Arthur gets candid about mental health with young superfan: 'I struggled with fame'
Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why
Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why
Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
SuperFantastic! It's a retro superhero summer as Superman and the Fantastic Four face off
Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'
Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
A short history of film, social realism and raw talent
Britain's embrace of Vietnam's 'boat people' is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Britain's embrace of Vietnam's 'boat people' is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
Poverty always gets our prime ministers in the end
We ignore 'forgotten' diseases like leprosy at our peril
We ignore 'forgotten' diseases like leprosy at our peril
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
