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Ultra-prolific graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap, Alan Moore and other leading creatives for radical Big Issue takeover
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Ultra-prolific graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap, Alan Moore and other leading creatives for radical Big Issue takeover

Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham
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Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham

Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: "She's in our corner"
MP Kirsty Blackman and Big Issue vendor Pamela smile during a meeting in Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: "She's in our corner"

Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General
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Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
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Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador
Rose Williams with Francklin Evagle. Credit Big Issue.
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Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
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Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Hammersmith Big Issue vendor Dave Martin uses his giffgaff phone to take a contactless payment. Credit Andy Parsons
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Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
The Power Up London 2024 Cohort of Big Issue Investees.
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Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year
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New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year

Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, aka The Black Farmer, in his Brixton farm shop.
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Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years
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Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
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School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
Patrick Graham alongside a Big Issue Recruit logo
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Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Big Issue Community Roadshow coming to Newcastle
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Big Issue Community Roadshow coming to Newcastle

Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  
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Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  

“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen
Paul Sinha with husband Oliver Levy
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“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen

“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue
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“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue

Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences
A colorful illustration featuring a photo of Taylor Swift performing in a sparkly blue dress, surrounded by cartoon-style drawings. The drawings include a disco ball, rainbows, clouds, coins, food items like cheese and canned goods, and various symbols representing money and music. The overall effect is whimsical and vibrant, connecting Swift's stardom with themes of finance and charity.
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Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
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John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador
Left photo of Danyal Sattar, CEO of Big Issue Invest. Right photo of Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Big Issue Group Ambassador
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King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador

John Bird – Response to the Labour manifesto
Labour leader Keir Starmer launches manifesto including promises to fix the housing crisis
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John Bird – Response to the Labour manifesto

Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue
Liam Fox
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Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
Liz Carr
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“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life

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