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From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
Onside Takeover

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues

Lexi has been grilling her friends for the Young Team Takeover edition of Big Issue magazine

I’m 17 years old. Here’s how playing bowls has changed my life
Onside Takeover

I’m 17 years old. Here’s how playing bowls has changed my life

A group of young people in Grimsby have found happiness in bowls

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
Onside Takeover

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything

OnSide found that 93% of young people that attend a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives

What happens when Big Issue vendors get smartphone access? Lives transform
Advertorial

What happens when Big Issue vendors get smartphone access? Lives transform

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’
OnSide Takeover

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’

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Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
Letters

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: ‘We are right to give people a choice’
Assisted dying

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: ‘We are right to give people a choice’

We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
Diseases

We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Gender pay gap

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Kinship care

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’
Spending Review

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’

Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours
Advertorial

Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
Mental health

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change
Mental health

Our approach to mental health isn’t working – here’s what needs to change

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
Disability benefits

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
Cost of living crisis

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Debt

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?
Letters

Letters: Is it any surprise there’s a lack of patience with Labour?

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People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV’s Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse
Childhood dreams

People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV’s Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society
Money

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
Buy now, pay later

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

Letters: Pensioners like me are privileged to receive a triple-lock pension
Letters

Letters: Pensioners like me are privileged to receive a triple-lock pension