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Let there be Christmas light! How the UK is keeping the magic of the season on the high street

The towns who are going to great lengths to make sure their Christmas lights stay on during the cost of living crisis

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Will the government’s £18m public information campaign actually help people living in poverty?

New figures reveal 15 per cent of vulnerable people have stopped topping up their meters and cut themselves off from energy – causing significant health concerns

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Why The Crown stars have unveiled a giant sculpture of a homeless person

Charity Crisis said the 14ft sculpture makes homelessness “impossible to ignore”. It’s hard to argue

Top Stories

Martin Lewis calls for action on debt collectors as stark attempted suicide figures revealed

Why people are furious about Matt Hancock’s Pandemic Diaries book

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I’ve spent Christmas in prison and on the street – finding recovery saved my life

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Lewis Capaldi: ‘It’s nice to celebrate being in love’

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David Jason: ‘I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved’

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Ethical Shopping

29 online shops for sustainable Christmas present ideas

Advice

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Cost of living crisis

All the cost of living help available from the government, energy companies, councils and charities

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Real Christmas tree or artificial Christmas tree? Your environmental guide to the December dilemma

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Here's how to check air pollution levels in your area

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Giving Tuesday: Eight ways to give that don't involve money

Culture

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David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability

David Aguilar has had to live with people's preconceptions – but it hasn't stopped him doing great things

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The Snowman and The Snowdog composers return to their iconic soundtrack a decade on

Ilan Eshkeri and Andy Burrows are performing The Snowman and The Snowdog soundtrack at theatres to raise money for The Big Issue

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Lewis Capaldi: 'It's nice to celebrate being in love'

After conquering the pop world with his debut album, Lewis Capaldi is back with a follow-up due out in May. But, he says, despite the success, the Sco…

Letter To My Younger Self

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David Jason: 'I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved'

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Letter to my younger self

Mark Bonnar: 'The big change for me was Line of Duty'

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Letter to my younger self

Wilko Johnson: 'I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive'

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Letter to my younger self

Doreen Lawrence: 'I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died'

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'Robert Smith isn’t people’s perceptions': Stories behind classic photos of The Cure

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Opinion

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I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life

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Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners' reoffending rates

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Sam Delaney: 'I thought I was too good for my local jazz club. Not any more'

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The Banshees of Inisherin is a curious tonic for these bleak times

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Ethical Shopping

10 sustainable stocking fillers for a green Christmas

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How our partnership with Zettle by PayPal is keeping vendors ahead of the cashless revolution this Christmas

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Ethical Shopping

29 online shops for sustainable Christmas present ideas

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How to make your Christmas tree sustainable

Inside The Big Issue

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Big Issue Foundation

How to give one donation and have twice the impact

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Big Issue Foundation

Support Big Issue vendors when you shop this Christmas

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Big Issue Foundation

Stepping up for homelessness at The London Walk

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Big Issue Invest

Local theatre company receives £104K in investment from Big Issue Invest

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