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From aubergines to data centres: Here’s what’s going to happen in 2026

From aubergines to data centres: Here’s what’s going to happen in 2026
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’

Gordon Brown: ‘This can’t go on – 4.3 million people in poverty is unsustainable’
Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue

Read Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury’s new Christmas story, created especially for Big Issue
New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: ‘Let’s keep kindness going after Christmas’

New archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally: ‘Let’s keep kindness going after Christmas’
How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing

How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’
The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’
Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’

Tim Key: ‘Christmas will be drinks next to the wheelie bins opposite Costcutter’
This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: ‘We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate’

This is what Christmas is like in Gaza: ‘We hope that peace will prevail so that we can celebrate’
Where do British Christmas traditions really come from? 

Where do British Christmas traditions really come from?
My family fled Iran to escape death. This year’s Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other

My family fled Iran to escape death. This year’s Christmas in Britain will be unlike any other
I fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine

I fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. This is what Christmas is like for refugee families like mine
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘It really is Freddie’s master work’

Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor celebrate Bohemian Rhapsody: ‘It really is Freddie’s master work’
It’s the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?

It’s the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?
Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’



