health and wellbeing
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Last month, a special edition of Big Issue gave a platform to people with dementia to talk about life beyond diagnosis. The power of music to connect with people and memories featured prominently. Now Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson joins the chorus and shares his own playlist
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
British people are being warned to prepare for emergencies at a time when food banks are already at breaking point
‘A child’s life can be made easier by money arriving when it should’
‘A child’s life can be made easier by money arriving when it should’
Baroness Maeve Sherlock, a minister in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), writes about what the government plans to do to ensure child maintenance works for families across the UK
Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Inside the Big Issue: Smart glasses on the streets
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
British public don’t back cuts to disability benefits – even Reform and Tory voters
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’
David Baddiel: ‘My worst moment was telling my dad my mum died. I had to tell him again and again’
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
Hundreds of ex-rugby players with brain injury demand answers: ‘One hit could kill them’
‘I was diagnosed with dementia almost a decade ago but life is for the living. You can’t hold back’
‘I was diagnosed with dementia almost a decade ago but life is for the living. You can’t hold back’
Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia live independently
