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Sam Delaney

Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers

Sometimes, little victories are something to be proud of

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Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: ‘I have no regrets’

The actor and comedian looks back on his sensational year for an exclusive interview with Big Issue

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Fitness

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas

From scavenger hunts to dancing to Christmas classics, here’s how to keep kids moving over the festive season

How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain

Opera

Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner

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Christmas

‘We’ve never seen anything quite like this before’: Inside the meteoric rise and rise of Labubus

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John Bird

My Christmas memories are good and bad – but Big Issue provided the most cheer

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Children's books of the year

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

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Austerity

The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it

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Child poverty

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

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Letters

Letters: I’m all for sorting immigration – but people’s evilness is beyond me

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Paul McNamee

Is social media finally losing its grip on us?

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Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: O Come All Ye Faithful

Letter To My Younger Self

Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’

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Top 5

Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres

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EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’

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Dogs

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’

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Photography

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin

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Dogs

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella

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Charles Foster

What pets can teach us about life

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John Bird

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely

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Books

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

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Andrew Gardiner

Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

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