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As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
Ahmed Najar

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Olive Watt

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included

Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
Jodie Beck

Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Best books of 2024

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Book of the Year 2024

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024

10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
Drag

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Interview

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Sam Delaney

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people

Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’
Care leavers

Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: ‘People are suffering’

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
Drag

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Craig Jones

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under ‘gay ban’ to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
Modern slavery

‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing
Big Issue Invest

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing

I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why
Millie Manders

I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why

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We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
Kieran Connolly

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch

‘We are breaking barriers’: People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community
Jo Armstrong

‘We are breaking barriers’: People facing mental health crisis need safe spaces and community

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
Ric Flo and Judith Denton

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system

Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition
Inside Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Carol Vorderman is still the voice of the opposition