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Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
domestic abuse survivor/ silhouette of woman
Domestic abuse

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin

Two debt experts from the advice service Money Wellness describe their experiences helping domestic abuse survivors left in poverty – and explain why the law needs to change
Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
Britain

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
Disability benefits

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say

Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'There's a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older'
Music

Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'There's a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older'

'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
Art

'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn't fear being seen as human
Paul McNamee

Sunak has been like an automaton for so long. Our leaders shouldn't fear being seen as human

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect
person with head in hands
Sarah Cunningham

Wellbeing is not a luxury. It's a basic human right which the next government must protect

The online world is bad for us – it's official
Paul McNamee

The online world is bad for us – it's official

Advantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional living
Social Enterprise

Advantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional living

It's a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love
love and money
Life

It's a cost of loving crisis: Why young people are getting into thousands in debt looking for love

The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year's resolutions stick, explained
Wellbeing

The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year's resolutions stick, explained

Big Issue founder Lord Bird shares his remarkable journey for wellbeing app Soaak
Lord John Bird
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord Bird shares his remarkable journey for wellbeing app Soaak

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Flexible working

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?
Right to disconnect

What is the right to disconnect and does the UK need it to stop people burning out?

What is the four-day working week and how close are we to getting it in the UK?
Four-day working week

What is the four-day working week and how close are we to getting it in the UK?

Classical pianist RIOPY says anyone can learn to play this anxiety-busting tune in less than an hour. Does it work?
Pianist RIOPY has created a new work for Mental Health Awareness Week to help people cope with anxiety
Interview

Classical pianist RIOPY says anyone can learn to play this anxiety-busting tune in less than an hour. Does it work?

The best UK festivals to boost your wellness and wellbeing
One of our picks for the best wellness festivals - Timber Festival
Festivals Guide 2023

The best UK festivals to boost your wellness and wellbeing

A lifetime of summer Fridays: What is the nine-day fortnight?
Friday afternoon chilling in the park
Employment

A lifetime of summer Fridays: What is the nine-day fortnight?

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work
Dominic Raab, International Human Rights Day
Work advice

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work

'Burned out' Brits are working £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year
Workers' rights

'Burned out' Brits are working £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime a year

Workers take inspiration from UK trial to demand a four-day week
Four-day working week

Workers take inspiration from UK trial to demand a four-day week

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial
Four-day working week

5 reasons a four-day working week is the future, according to the largest ever trial

Working temperature: When is it too cold to work?
Cold weather

Working temperature: When is it too cold to work?

The results from a global four-day working week trial are in and you’ll want to show your boss
Four-day working week

The results from a global four-day working week trial are in and you’ll want to show your boss

Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer
Sophia Smith Galer campaigns for better sex education
Health

Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer

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