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Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
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Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains

In this week's Big Issue, we mark 80 years of VE Day with one remarkable woman's story – and explore the enduring fight against want and squalor
Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
destruction in gaza
Riham Jafari

Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Sally Becker on her first mission 'Operation Angel' in Bosnia in 1993
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism 'hits differently' in America
Theatre

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism 'hits differently' in America

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Books

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

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There's no defence for raiding the social security pot
John Bird

There's no defence for raiding the social security pot

I've been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words
10Foot Takeover

I've been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive
Gaza

Donkeys are now the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet keeping them alive

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'
Nuclear disarmament

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
Lib Dem MP for Tunbridge Wells, Mike Martin
Defence

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: 'It cuts to the core'
Film

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: 'It cuts to the core'

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
Image of Shurooq, a 31-year-old displaced mother, who was forced to flee from the north of Gaza at the start of the war and is currently sheltering in a school with her family
Riham Jafari

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights

'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma
Gaza

'A toy is not a luxury': How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process 'unimaginable' trauma

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
Damage in the Gaza strip
Ahmed Najar

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

'The children have seen so much blood': As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what's next for Gaza?
Gaza

'The children have seen so much blood': As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what's next for Gaza?

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Khaled Alesmael, an LGBTQ+ writer from Syria
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter
IRC medical centre in Lebanon
Zeina Zouein

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter

Letters: Our US 'special relationship' could be dangerous if there's a world war
Letters

Letters: Our US 'special relationship' could be dangerous if there's a world war

'I will never forget the day it all changed': This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza
gaza in rubble
Salwa Al-Tibi

'I will never forget the day it all changed': This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza

A year into war, there’s still optimism to be found in Kyiv
Ukraine
Russian invasion

A year into war, there’s still optimism to be found in Kyiv

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A surprising dark secret in Dartmoor prison
illustration of a history book
Books

A surprising dark secret in Dartmoor prison

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s
the perfect golden circle
Book reviews

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future
John Bird

The gloom of war and poverty will find its way into the art of the future

The best documentaries and films about war to watch this Remembrance Day
TV

The best documentaries and films about war to watch this Remembrance Day

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