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'It's changed the way we sell the magazine'
Big Issue vendor Hugh Palmer makes a cashless sale
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'It's changed the way we sell the magazine'

The day Big Issue vendor Karl Grierson sold the magazine to King Charles
Karl Grierson Prince Charles 2000 John Stillwell PA
King Charles

The day Big Issue vendor Karl Grierson sold the magazine to King Charles

Big Issue vendor Will Herbert: ‘The day I saw the Queen made me proud to be British’
Will Herbert and John Bird
Queen Elizabeth

Big Issue vendor Will Herbert: ‘The day I saw the Queen made me proud to be British’

Big Issue vendors send their condolences to royal family on news of Queen's death
the queen
Queen Elizabeth

Big Issue vendors send their condolences to royal family on news of Queen's death

Community rallies around Big Issue seller after he loses everything in wildfire
Big Issue vendor Steve Corbett and dog Blueberry
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Community rallies around Big Issue seller after he loses everything in wildfire

Going green: how Big Issue’s new EV vans will help vendors and the planet
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Going green: how Big Issue’s new EV vans will help vendors and the planet

Driving change for good – for Big Issue vendors, staff and the planet
The Big Issue's new Citroën ë-Berlingo Van in Weston-Super-Mare with vendor Robin Price and South West Frontline Manager Hattie Greenyer.
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Driving change for good – for Big Issue vendors, staff and the planet

‘Michael was everything you want in a vendor and a friend’: Big Issue mourns seller Michael Crean
Big Issue vendor Michael Crean
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‘Michael was everything you want in a vendor and a friend’: Big Issue mourns seller Michael Crean

Big Issue vendor performs at theatre he usually sells outside
Theatre Royal Plymouth
Our vendors

Big Issue vendor performs at theatre he usually sells outside

Get ‘Rich Enough to be Batman’, or raise money for Big Issue sellers trying
Heath Kane
The Big Issue

Get ‘Rich Enough to be Batman’, or raise money for Big Issue sellers trying

Anabel's Story
Behind the scenes

Anabel's Story

Prince William has been meeting Big Issue vendors again
Eamonn Kelly meets Prince William and wife Kate
Our vendors

Prince William has been meeting Big Issue vendors again

'He was the most intelligent, unassuming man I ever met': Big Issue mourns vendor John Byrne
Big Issue vendor John Byrne
Our vendors

'He was the most intelligent, unassuming man I ever met': Big Issue mourns vendor John Byrne

Customers raise thousands of pounds to pay for funeral of much-loved Big Issue seller
Big Issue vendor Lionel Hegarty
Our vendors

Customers raise thousands of pounds to pay for funeral of much-loved Big Issue seller

'I didn’t realise how tall he was': Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William
Dave and Prince William on their pitch selling The Big Issue Photo: Andy Parsons
Prince William x The Big Issue

'I didn’t realise how tall he was': Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William

A Big Issue seller abseiled down the college where he got his GCSEs to raise cash for charity
Big Issue vendor Clive abseil
Our Vendors

A Big Issue seller abseiled down the college where he got his GCSEs to raise cash for charity

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
In pictures: What really happened when Prince William sold The Big Issue
Taking selfies with Prince William
Prince William x Big Issue

In pictures: What really happened when Prince William sold The Big Issue

Elena's Story
Behind the scenes

Elena's Story

Don't carry cash? Don't worry, 1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept contactless payments
Robert, Big Issue vendor, Waitrose Marylebone High Street
The Big Issue

Don't carry cash? Don't worry, 1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept contactless payments

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets
homelessness photos by Marc Davenant
Homelessness

These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets