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Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue
Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’

Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’
Shakin’ Stevens shares his Christmas message for Big Issue: ‘A time to reflect and to think of others’

Shakin’ Stevens shares his Christmas message for Big Issue: ‘A time to reflect and to think of others’
Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue

Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘It really is Freddie’s master work’

Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘It really is Freddie’s master work’
Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’

Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2025 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Tinsel Town review – Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is

Tinsel Town review – Kiefer Sutherland in a panto? Oh no, he isn’t, oh yes he is
Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025

Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025
How the CBeebies Christmas panto became like Oasis for six-year-olds

How the CBeebies Christmas panto became like Oasis for six-year-olds
Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: ‘I have no regrets’

Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: ‘I have no regrets’
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner

Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
‘We’ve never seen anything quite like this before’: Inside the meteoric rise and rise of Labubus

‘We’ve never seen anything quite like this before’: Inside the meteoric rise and rise of Labubus
From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 



