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‘I lost my dignity’: Inside Britain’s biggest food bank as people struggle to afford the basics
Food banks

‘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
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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
Andrew Page and John Hird

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’
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’
Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’

Former vendor Earl John Charlton returns to his old pitch as Big Issue arrives in Newcastle
Big Community

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 Community

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
Care experience

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is
Sam Diss

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don’t realise who the real enemy is

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’
Music

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘I don’t see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra’

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: AJ Odudu is watching you

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’
Exclusive

AJ Odudu: ‘I knew we were working class. I shared the top bunk with my younger sister for years’

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity
Miguel

My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here’s how it strips your dignity

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’
Music

The Piano’s Brad Kella: ‘I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams’

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast
Floods

A ‘truly catastrophic’ flood could be just around the corner, experts warn. We need to adapt – fast

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Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community
Big Community

Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community

‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty
Poverty

‘Poverty is out of control’: Over half of Brits say Labour not doing enough to help people in poverty

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them
Weather

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’