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World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’
World Cup

World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’

‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’
homelessness

‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’

‘Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it’s not just about the cost of living’
Letters

‘Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it’s not just about the cost of living’

Inside the Big Issue: Homelessness, Survival, Resistance
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: Homelessness, Survival, Resistance

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion
Steven MacKenzie

When the Vagrancy Act is finally gone, its replacement must be driven by compassion

Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral
Rachel Palma Randle

Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral

‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
World Cup

‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise
World Cup

Boycott the World Cup? Football fans have more power to change the world if they organise

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’

Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Books

Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
John Bird

Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Letters

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Reader offer

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’

How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis
World Cup

How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!

Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’
Books

Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’

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To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty
Books

To tackle homophobia and safeguard LGBTQ+ rights we have to address wealth inequality and poverty

Victoria Pendleton: ‘I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn’t’
Letter To My Younger Self

Victoria Pendleton: ‘I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn’t’

How Masters Of The Universe star Sam C Wilson went from Big Issue to Castle Grayskull 
Film

How Masters Of The Universe star Sam C Wilson went from Big Issue to Castle Grayskull 

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
Health

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street