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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

Cuts in aid funding and restricted access have put pressure on already stretched aid organisations. But there is hope in humanity, says Christopher Lockyear
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'

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'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Marina Hyde and Richard Osman: 'We need an outbreak of poetic justice in 2026'
My Big Year

Marina Hyde and Richard Osman: 'We need an outbreak of poetic justice in 2026'

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
2026

From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world

Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'
My Big Year

Menswear expert Jim Chapman: 'AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated'

Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'
My Big Year

Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'

Podcasters Elis James and John Robins: 'Male ego is the most dangerous force on the planet'
My Big Year

Podcasters Elis James and John Robins: 'Male ego is the most dangerous force on the planet'

Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: 'I should've probably been learning about rare types of lung disease'
My Big Year

Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: 'I should've probably been learning about rare types of lung disease'

Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: 'I know now how much I really love life'
My Big Year

Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: 'I know now how much I really love life'

'We wanted to start a conversation': Adolescence's Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025
TV

'We wanted to start a conversation': Adolescence's Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025

Apprentice star Mike Soutar: 'I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline'
TV

Apprentice star Mike Soutar: 'I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline'

Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: 'We all need to fight apathy'
My Big Year

Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: 'We all need to fight apathy'

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
Islamophobia

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline

The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: 'It's mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised'
My Big Year

The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: 'It's mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised'

Sara Cox: 'There's so much good in the world'
Radio

Sara Cox: 'There's so much good in the world'

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: 'I love that Taylor Swift has found her person' 
My Big Year

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: 'I love that Taylor Swift has found her person' 

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'
Exclusive

Gordon Brown: 'This can't go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable'

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
Music

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'
My Big Year

Tim Key: 'Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter'

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: 'We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate'
Christmas in Gaza

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: 'We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate'

I fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine
Refugees at Christmas

I fled Ukraine after Russia's invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine

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'