health and wellbeing

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
John Bird

I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it

Turning 80, I am more fired up than ever to stay in the fight to eradicate poverty
Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say
school children at desks
hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
benefits

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
pneumonia

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'
Lib Dems leader Ed Davey
Politics

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'I ain't going to surrender to Elon Musk'

A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?
Advertorial

A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'
Future generations commissioner for Wales Derek Walker talking with Ysgol y Ferch O'r Sger children at Ogmore Castle
Derek Walker

A decade of Wales' future generations commissioner: 'Looking ahead is how we look after each other'

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Damp and mould campaigner Lisa Malyon with her daughter and son
Damp and mould

Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on
Sam Naughton

My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on

I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything
Claire and her son Ozzy.
Claire

I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
Vet bills

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

'Poverty destroys us': Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty
Child poverty

'Poverty destroys us': Big Issue founder John Bird urges Labour to set targets to end child poverty

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
empty wallet
Money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disability benefits

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government
George Bell

The problem with Grok and AI is much deeper than Elon Musk vs the UK government

There are millions and millions of intersex people worldwide. This is what life is like for us
The Secret of Me's Jim Ambrose alongside an image of him as a child.
Interconnected UK

There are millions and millions of intersex people worldwide. This is what life is like for us

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'
Blue Monday Fact/Fiction
Mental health

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'

I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma
Intersex

I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma

Paddington's enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us
Culture

Paddington's enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut
Music

Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut

Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza
Imelda Staunton, Joanna Lumley, Jessie Buckley and Judi Dench.
Gaza

Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza

Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty
Joanna Elson

Pensioners are skipping showers and cutting back on food as millions face poverty

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Kevin McKenna MP

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue