health and wellbeing

Young people turning to TikTok over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: 'Social media is trumping doctors'
A stock image of a person filming social media food content.
Health

Young people turning to TikTok over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: 'Social media is trumping doctors'

New research shows that people are increasingly turning to unreliable sources for information on their health, with cost remaining the greatest barrier to healthy eating
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

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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!

'Don't fight your body': 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
person running
Running

'Don't fight your body': 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future
a construction worker measuring a wall
Mark Washer

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled sign
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
education secretary Bridget Phillipson meets children at a breakfast club
Child poverty

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: 'Let's keep kindness going after Christmas'
Sarah Mullally

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: 'Let's keep kindness going after Christmas'

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women's football: 'What does women's football not give you?'
Arsenal's Emily Fox and Alessia Russo visit at the Community Hub at Emirates Stadium.
Women's football

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women's football: 'What does women's football not give you?'

Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you're not feeling festive
Clara Amfo is supporting ODEON and Mind's Quiet this Christmas campaign. Image: ODEON
Clara Amfo

Clara Amfo shares tips to make Christmas feel calmer and brighter when you're not feeling festive

I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
Michelle Keen and her son George.
Michelle Keen

I'm a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe

Meet Holly, who's spending her first Christmas outside hospital in years: 'Things do get better'
Mental health

Meet Holly, who's spending her first Christmas outside hospital in years: 'Things do get better'

I dreaded turning 18 as a care leaver. There is a cliff-edge which leaves us without support
Alfie-James Waring
Alfie-James Waring

I dreaded turning 18 as a care leaver. There is a cliff-edge which leaves us without support

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: 'We need people to listen'
Former player Micky Hazard at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Image: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock
Mental health

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: 'We need people to listen'

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done
Ross Barrett

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Christmas dinner
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
someone stroking moflin
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

Labour's child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can't be the last word
Keir Starmer at a children's centre as the government laid out its plan to reduce child poverty.
Scott Compton

Labour's child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can't be the last word

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting.
Arun Veerappan

Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system

I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
Photos of author Isobel Lepist, one as a child and one now
Isobel Lepist

I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me

As the world tears itself apart, music can remind us what coherence and belonging feels like
Doe Paoro

As the world tears itself apart, music can remind us what coherence and belonging feels like

From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
Little boy puts a decoration on a Christmas tree
Christmas

From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes