Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
Lord John Bird tabled amendment to Renters’ Rights Bill calling for ban 2,222 days after government first promised to abolish section 21 evictions
Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of
Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of
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Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say
Reform or Plaid Cymru? Labour could lose Wales for the first time in over 100 years, voters say
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Helô! Come and see us at our Big Community Roadshow in Cardiff
Helô! Come and see us at our Big Community Roadshow in Cardiff
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2025. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
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Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle
Opinion
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
The UK state pension is failing older people. We need change to protect pensioners
Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?
Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
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Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of
Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of
Deaf President Now! co-directors Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim chat to the Big Issue about disability rights, protest and whether they would like to see a deaf president take Donald Trump’s spot in the White House
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Letter To My Younger Self
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’
Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
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The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Life
Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
Inside The Big Issue
Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm
Nearly half of Brits would struggle to pay for basic necessities in a month of losing income unexpectedly, new Big Issue YouGov poll reveals
Nearly half of Brits would struggle to pay for basic necessities in a month of losing income unexpectedly, new Big Issue YouGov poll reveals
Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains