environment and community
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
Water companies’ £158m fine over sewage pollution prompts fresh calls for nationalisation
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
It’s never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us
It’s never been more dangerous to be a Palestinian aid worker – we feel the world has abandoned us
Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
Inside the Big Issue: Danny Dyer has issues – big ones
‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza
‘It’s hell on Earth’: British doctors recall seeing ‘unimaginable suffering’ in Gaza
Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’
Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’
I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up
Sewage pollution levels in this river are 100 times safe ‘limits’. The fight is now on to clean it up
Lessons from the Middle East – ‘the epicentre of climate discourse’ – for a warming planet
Lessons from the Middle East – ‘the epicentre of climate discourse’ – for a warming planet
The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow
Big Issue Community Roadshow arrives in Newcastle – with Womble in tow
My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
Waterloo Road star James Baxter to join the Big Issue’s Big Debate in Newcastle