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Inside the Big Issue: Cynthia Erivo is expecting to fly
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Cynthia Erivo is expecting to fly

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve
Gaza

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’
Child poverty

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say

‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
Books

‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path

Starmer’s U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts ‘long overdue’ – but thousands could still miss out
Winter fuel payment

Starmer’s U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts ‘long overdue’ – but thousands could still miss out

Wales’ long-awaited and ‘radical’ homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
Homelessness

Wales’ long-awaited and ‘radical’ homelessness bill promises shift to prevention

Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
Renting

Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus

Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?
RENTING

Should tenants get two-months’ rent compensation from their landlord when they’re evicted?

We’re on the streets in Cardiff for our Big Community Roadshow. Come tell us your big issues
Big Community Roadshow

We’re on the streets in Cardiff for our Big Community Roadshow. Come tell us your big issues

Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: ‘I’ve got to do something’
Charity

Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: ‘I’ve got to do something’

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder
Poverty

Labour’s poverty failure ‘risks driving voters to Reform UK’, warns Big Issue founder

Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’
Social housing

Mum’s fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: ‘It makes me feel hopeless’

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
Work

This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment
Child poverty

Lord John Bird demands Labour set child poverty reduction targets in Children’s Bill amendment

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

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Majority of Brits disapprove of Labour’s approach to tackling poverty, Big Issue polling finds
Poverty

Majority of Brits disapprove of Labour’s approach to tackling poverty, Big Issue polling finds

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?
Winter fuel payment

Would reversing winter fuel payment cuts be enough to restore trust in Labour?

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts could be as ‘politically toxic’ as winter fuel payment, Labour warned

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
Money

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people