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Young people

No, Gen Z don't want the UK to be ruled by a dictator
Bobby Duffy

No, Gen Z don't want the UK to be ruled by a dictator

As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind
Laura Mackay

As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won't accept them. Here's one way to fix that
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won't accept them. Here's one way to fix that

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Incels

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
Vaping

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?

'Staggering' increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says
homeless peoples' tents in street
News

'Staggering' increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Film

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
Community

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

'We get sick, Meta get rich': Why the 'guinea pig generation' wants Labour to tax social media giants
Social Media

'We get sick, Meta get rich': Why the 'guinea pig generation' wants Labour to tax social media giants

Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport

These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain
Two young children wearing beavers uniforms emerge from a hedge
Rewilding

These 11 pioneering rewilding projects are helping bring nature back in Britain

Emmerdale star talks taking on a father's agony in missing person story: 'I hope it makes people think'
Mark Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle, in Emmerdale. Image: ITV
Emmerdale

Emmerdale star talks taking on a father's agony in missing person story: 'I hope it makes people think'

'I was restrained for hours': Mental health hospitals accused of 're-traumatising' patients
a person in a hospital gown
Mental health

'I was restrained for hours': Mental health hospitals accused of 're-traumatising' patients

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate
Matteo Bergamini

We must change our relationship with masculinity to stop vulnerable men turning into Andrew Tate

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
sportsfun4all
Kieran Connolly

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch

Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'
Michael Dapaah

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'

This benefits 'trap' is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say
Silhouettes of three people
Homelessness

This benefits 'trap' is forcing homeless young people out of work, charities say

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