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Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Net Zero

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband

Southsea Model Village has new tiny homes with green upgrades as well as mini versions of Ed Miliband, Miatta Fahnbulleh and Nigel Farage to put the spotlight on the need to make Britain’s homes greener

Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that
Health

Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that

Seven in 10 people facing homelessness have lost teeth, and 15% have pulled out their own teeth. These dentists are helping to ease people’s pain

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

Sally Becker has rescued hundreds of children from war zones including Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza. Her extraordinary work spanning more than three decades is documented in a new memoir ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal
Tamara Ullyart

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal

Why everyone should have a favourite tree
Paul McNamee

Why everyone should have a favourite tree

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Letters: Please don’t blame Boomers for everything 
Letters

Letters: Please don’t blame Boomers for everything 

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

Asteroids are cool… but far from our biggest problem up in space
Dr Craig Henry Jones

Asteroids are cool… but far from our biggest problem up in space

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’
Music

Brandi Carlile: ‘Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future’

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Climate activism

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it

My dad was beaten up for being trans. Trust me when I say the Supreme Court ruling will hurt people
Cello Dutton-David

My dad was beaten up for being trans. Trust me when I say the Supreme Court ruling will hurt people

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
Robin Ince

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’
Sewage pollution

Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’

We can’t lose women’s football to climate change, says England star Chris Lockwood
Chris Lockwood

We can’t lose women’s football to climate change, says England star Chris Lockwood

‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
Kids Cover Competition

‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2025

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Melissa Gilpin

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Haider Yaqub

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever

Fossil fuel industries ‘worried’ after clean energy powered 40% of world’s electricity needs in 2024
Clean energy

Fossil fuel industries ‘worried’ after clean energy powered 40% of world’s electricity needs in 2024

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity
Israel

How adapting controversial play Seven Jewish Children into a film expanded my Jewish identity

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Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother
Air pollution

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
Community

‘Neighbours are more trusted than government’: When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?