Health
In association with Specsavers
Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them
Migrants are twice as likely to work nights than Brits. The care system would collapse without them
The nation runs on night carers’ unseen labour without really acknowledging it exists
The BIGGER Issue Puts Barriers to Eye Care in Focus
The BIGGER Issue Puts Barriers to Eye Care in Focus
Specsavers and Big Issue have created 3,000 giant editions of the magazine to highlight the obstacles preventing people experiencing homelessness from accessing eye and hearing care.
Four Myths That Stop People Getting Their Eyes and Ears Tested
Four Myths That Stop People Getting Their Eyes and Ears Tested
Many of us put off eye and hearing tests until
symptoms are acute, by which time it can be too
late. Marc Burrows explains why a check-up can
reveal far more than whether you need glasses
How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing
How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
The movie-buff vendor and the glasses that changed everything
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
‘They make me go out’: Why dogs can mean the world to our vendors
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Doomscrolling ‘steals our joy’, a new study warns. Here’s how to fight back
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
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?
A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?
This is how to get fit without time, money or space
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’
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
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
Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
How I finally fell in love with running after years of avoiding exercise
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
Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: ‘We need people to listen’
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?
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
How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas
