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Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
From Avengers: Doomsday to Toy Story, we pit the biggest films of 2026 against each other in a series of head-to-heads
Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’
Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’
In 2025, the former Big Issue vendor inspired a song on Sam Fender’s Mercury Prize winning album and entered the world of academia
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now
The Trump administration has declared war on homelessness – the fightback starts now
The outlook is bleak but we need build on the growing movement to stand up to the Trump and MAGA assault on homeless Americans
DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: ‘We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society’
DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: ‘We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society’
Happy Mondays star Bez: ‘AI is like War of the Worlds unfolding in front of your eyes’
Happy Mondays star Bez: ‘AI is like War of the Worlds unfolding in front of your eyes’
Comedian Rosie Jones: ‘I’m a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor’
Comedian Rosie Jones: ‘I’m a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor’
Marina Hyde and Richard Osman: ‘We need an outbreak of poetic justice in 2026’
Marina Hyde and Richard Osman: ‘We need an outbreak of poetic justice in 2026’
From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
From banning skinny jeans to therapy: 14 big ideas that will save the world
Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
Where JMW Turner wears me out, John Constable restores me
Menswear expert Jim Chapman: ‘AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated’
Menswear expert Jim Chapman: ‘AI lacks the sense of impending doom that keeps me motivated’
Angela Scanlon: ‘I’m not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of’
Angela Scanlon: ‘I’m not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of’
Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025
Lisa Nandy, Zack Polanski and Nitro from Gladiators share their favourite cultural moments of 2025
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: ‘I should’ve probably been learning about rare types of lung disease’
Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: ‘I should’ve probably been learning about rare types of lung disease’
Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: ‘I know now how much I really love life’
Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: ‘I know now how much I really love life’
‘We wanted to start a conversation’: Adolescence’s Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025
‘We wanted to start a conversation’: Adolescence’s Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025
Apprentice star Mike Soutar: ‘I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline’
Apprentice star Mike Soutar: ‘I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline’
Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: ‘We all need to fight apathy’
Taskmaster star Stevie Martin: ‘We all need to fight apathy’
The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: ‘It’s mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised’
The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: ‘It’s mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised’
Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: ‘I love that Taylor Swift has found her person’
Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: ‘I love that Taylor Swift has found her person’
Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
Voice of Jet2 meme Zoë Lister: ‘All the immigration rhetoric has got to a crisis point’
Voice of Jet2 meme Zoë Lister: ‘All the immigration rhetoric has got to a crisis point’
Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
