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‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
Pubs

‘It’s not like a normal pub’: How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs

The Bevy in Moulsecoomb is now a thriving community hub for all ages

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’

Vincent Lewis was caught up in flash floods that devastated Monmouth, causing him to lose his tent, clothes and all his belongings. Big Issue is working to help him replace his things

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
Food

We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped

This Wigan community is fighting back against those profiting
from hardship

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo
Culture

Queer people must be visible in the face of division, says drag legend Jonny Woo

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’
TV

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’

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Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Christmas

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals

Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Letter to my Younger Self

Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
Culture wars

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided

The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Heywood

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Changemakers

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place

Why British sauna culture is picking up steam
Health

Why British sauna culture is picking up steam

When speaking out about racism costs you everything
Hameeda Khan

When speaking out about racism costs you everything

There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse
Melissa

There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
Big Issue Invest

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK
Racism

Inside the mission to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence
Dahaba Ali Hussen

Black History Month is even more important in frightening times of racist violence

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Food

Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
LGBTQ+

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

Big Thief: ‘There’s much more to humanity than just this awfulness’
Music

Big Thief: ‘There’s much more to humanity than just this awfulness’

Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future
Art

Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future

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Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’
independent cafes

Inside the fight to save independent cafes from ‘corporate greed and exploitative capitalism’

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change
Science

From solarpunk to the metaverse: The way we think about the future needs to change

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls
Cat Linton

Scapegoating asylum seekers is not the answer to violence against women and girls

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
Memory

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity