Health
How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing
How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing
Swansea vendor John Williams has sketched since his schooldays, but outdated glasses left his artwork — and daily life — increasingly difficult. Through Specsavers’ partnership with Big Issue, free eye care helped bring his vision, confidence and creativity back into focus
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
The TV doctor was a shy and strait-laced kid. When the chance came for a creative outlet he didn’t look back
Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Unpaid carers of parents with dementia are propping up the NHS and social care system
Dr Jackie Gray, who gave up her career as an NHS doctor to look after her father during his final years before founding The Carents Room, writes about the lack of support for unpaid carers of parents with dementia
How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival
I work with pregnant women and new mothers in Gaza. Every day, they have to fight for survival
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
How free eye tests and glasses from Specsavers got Paula baking again
One in three terminally ill people miss out on benefits in the final year of their life
One in three terminally ill people miss out on benefits in the final year of their life
Love Island winner Toni Laites: ‘My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings’
Love Island winner Toni Laites: ‘My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings’
London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
London’s community gardens show it’s not just a diesel-choked city on its last legs
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Food and nutrition
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything
I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything
Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called ‘most depressing day of the year’
Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called ‘most depressing day of the year’
I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma
I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma
Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut
Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut
Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza
Jessie Buckley, Judi Dench and famous mums call on Mumsnet to demand maternity care in Gaza
Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
A lot of men think they’re funnier with alcohol. Here’s the sobering reality
