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Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope
Paul McNamee

Christmas is a difficult time for many. But there is always hope

Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!
Letters

Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’
Temporary accommodation

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
TV

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’

Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas
Inside Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas

Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
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Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Sam Leith

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Sam Delaney

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Children's books

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Rob Orchard

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Film

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
John Bird

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them

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Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
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Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’

Inside the Big Issue: Gavin & Stacey’s James Corden and Ruth Jones – one final time
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Gavin & Stacey’s James Corden and Ruth Jones – one final time

Letters: The UK government is assisting the dying every day of innocent Palestinians in Gaza
Letters

Letters: The UK government is assisting the dying every day of innocent Palestinians in Gaza

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think