Culture

Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’
Interview

Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’

The Reluctant Vampire star talks Eric Morecambe, Slow Horses, the next James Bond and his upcoming Harry Potter role

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

Break Clause star Lara Ricote found catharsis in filming a comedy about a separation. She told Big Issue all about the new show

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent

Content creator and online mega star KSI tells Big Issue why he invested in a football club and his plans to bring hope back to a long-neglected community

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Theatre

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Theatre

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’

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The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
Arts funding

The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?

Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Lobster Love with Philip Colbert

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Books

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
Housing

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Music

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Activism

In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Books

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’

Why doing nothing is the biggest gamble for free TV
Jonathan Thompson

Why doing nothing is the biggest gamble for free TV

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
TV

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
Books

British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees

Inside the Big Issue: Power to the people
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Power to the people

How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote
Democracy

How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
Susan Carol

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’

Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: ‘Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves’
Ella Maisy Purvis

Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: ‘Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves’

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New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
Gaming

New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies

Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year
Language

Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
Photography

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places

Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
Art

Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time