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Why everyone should have a favourite tree
Paul McNamee

Why everyone should have a favourite tree

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

Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get
TV

Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get

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

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Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law
Criminal justice

Our children are in prison for murders they did not commit. We’re fighting to change the law

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