Christmas

Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person’s life
Christmas

Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person’s life

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
Sophia Alexandra Hall

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories

The Big Issue’s ethical Christmas gift guide
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The Big Issue’s ethical Christmas gift guide

‘We can’t stay here forever’: What’s it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?
Homelessness

‘We can’t stay here forever’: What’s it like spending Christmas inside a homeless hostel?

‘Poverty is killing children’: How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas
Cost of living crisis

‘Poverty is killing children’: How homeless families are fighting to survive this Christmas

Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker
Christmas

Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
Christmas

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse is spreading Christmas cheer with baking and ‘happy days’
Christmas

Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse is spreading Christmas cheer with baking and ‘happy days’

Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day
homelessness

Louis Theroux leads calls to help 131,000 children waking up homeless on Christmas Day

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Activism

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition: ‘We’re all artists’
Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition: ‘We’re all artists’

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 
Film

Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest? 

The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What’s next for the Christmas number one single race?
Christmas

The LadBaby nightmare is finally over: What’s next for the Christmas number one single race?

The Big Issue’s Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs
Christmas

The Big Issue’s Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs

How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Christmas

How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children

Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
Big Issue Christmas Campaign

Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit

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Big Issue’s festive Christmas Kids Cover Competition is back for 2023
Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Big Issue’s festive Christmas Kids Cover Competition is back for 2023

Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: ‘I kept it very low key’
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Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: ‘I kept it very low key’

If Keir Starmer wants to beat the climate deniers, he should warn them about beer
Beer

If Keir Starmer wants to beat the climate deniers, he should warn them about beer

Cost of living crisis: Christmas leads to months of debt for 1 in 5 Brits
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis: Christmas leads to months of debt for 1 in 5 Brits