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Life lessons with Yungblud: ‘Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead’

Life lessons with Yungblud: ‘Social media is gonna fry your head. Have dinner with your mum instead’
Speaking exclusively to Big Issue, Yungblud discusses bringing the hips back to rock’n’roll, how Ozzy Osbourne’s death moved him to tears and using his influence to boost his local community
Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again

Yungblud’s Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized is making one London street sing again
The community space, fashion outlet and fan hub is helping make Denmark Street in Soho the place to be again
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’
Love Island winner Toni Laites speaks to the Big Issue about her journey with chronic illness, her experiences in the villa, and her struggles with the London rental market
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’

Meet the man on a mission to revolutionise Camden’s historic high street: ‘It’s a force for change’
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Inside London’s longest-running squat: ‘It was a really extraordinary community’

Inside London’s longest-running squat: ‘It was a really extraordinary community’
Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
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
Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?

Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there

Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale

Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’

How the UK’s only cash-first food bank is shattering myths around aid: ‘Cash is the issue’
More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir

Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it

What’s the most important part of any urban landscape? The people who inhabit it
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days

Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
What a row over a tent village in London’s West End says about the homelessness crisis

What a row over a tent village in London’s West End says about the homelessness crisis
Sadiq Khan condemns ‘unfair profiteering’ from sales of Right to Buy homes back to councils
