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How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
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How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again

Big Issue vendor Paula Langa learned to bake with her mother in Romania. Now, thanks to free eye care through the Specsavers partnership, she can read her recipes to keep that tradition alive for her own children

The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
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The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything

Cardiff vendor Stuart Drucker watches three films a day and works a weekly office role packing subscription copies. Both became difficult when his eyesight declined – until a Specsavers pop-up clinic restored his vision.

Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
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Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb

Paralympians continue to inspire in Milano-Cortina but face a greater challenge than Olympic counterparts to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games

‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
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‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
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Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability

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Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
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Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
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Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?
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A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?

‘You do not need eight hours’: Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
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‘You do not need eight hours’: Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip

This is how to get fit without time, money or space 
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This is how to get fit without time, money or space 

Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
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Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
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Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch

Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
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Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026

How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise
Fitness

How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Sport

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
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How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
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‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
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Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
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I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
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How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 
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Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 

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Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
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Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that

Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’
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Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: ‘It’s as voluntary as getting a cold’

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time
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This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time

Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
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Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?