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Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis
Interview

Roman Kemp wants us to talk about the male mental health crisis

Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’
TV

Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’

‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine
News

‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
John Bird

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’
Opinion

Joe Lycett: ‘Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself’

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
Opinion

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
News

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’
Music

Wet Leg: ‘It makes me proud to be fighting the good fight’

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022
Recommended

Why Faith, Hope and Carnage is The Big Issue Book of the Year 2022

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year
Critics' choice

Lucid prose, raw accounts of grief and witty memoirs: The Big Issue critics’ books of the year

Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed
Indie picks

Best books of 2022: The indie releases you may have missed

Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people
on tour

Robin Ince: Independent bookshop people are the best people

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires
letter from Sigma IX

Count Binface’s guide to 2022: A year of political bin fires

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
Opinion

The reality is to change things, you need to get involved

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Opinion

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more
recommended

The best children’s books of 2022… from Oliver Jeffers to Dara McAnulty and more

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‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
Christmas covers

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’
interview

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’

Top 5 books about trauma recovery, chosen by Lech Blaine
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Top 5 books about trauma recovery, chosen by Lech Blaine

Sleeping rough, visits from Princess Diana and an amazing love story: The life of a Chelsea Big Issue seller
The Big Issue

Sleeping rough, visits from Princess Diana and an amazing love story: The life of a Chelsea Big Issue seller