environment and community
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Many benefit claimants are caught in the “activity trap”: they want to be more active, but worry that their benefits will be revoked
Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
The crisis facing our prisons is going nowhere. This week’s Big Issue explores creative ways to cut reoffending and improve rehabilitation
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
Every year Big Issue compiles a list of 100 people and organisations who make the world a better place. Do you have a local hero? Tell us about them now!
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
We are paying for the climate crisis with lives and homes. The Nepal-Tibet floods must spark action
It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
It’s 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
Why building homes around railway stations is ‘far from an assault on the countryside’
Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
Renters still face living in draughty homes – even if their landlord is the King
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’
What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby: ‘A constant display of the very best of humanity’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
Why Britain needs an anti-racism strategy right now
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
