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Train strikes called off as union RMT enters talks with Network Rail
Strike action

Train strikes called off as union RMT enters talks with Network Rail

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison
The Beatles

Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck among 500 restaurants raising money for homeless people
Homelessness

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck among 500 restaurants raising money for homeless people

New anti-protest law could criminalise someone for tying up a loud dog outside a cafe
Policing Bill

New anti-protest law could criminalise someone for tying up a loud dog outside a cafe

UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis
Activism

UK organisations still taking millions from Sackler family as museums rush to cut ties over opioid crisis

Employers are increasingly leaving salaries off job adverts despite pay transparency campaign
Recruitment

Employers are increasingly leaving salaries off job adverts despite pay transparency campaign

Radio 1’s Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Kids Cover Competition

Radio 1’s Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Tory MP suggests home drainage systems are to blame for sewage being dumped in the sea
Sea pollution

Tory MP suggests home drainage systems are to blame for sewage being dumped in the sea

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year – and outreach workers fear it will get worse
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London up 25% in one year – and outreach workers fear it will get worse

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty
Big Futures

Big Issue Group launches campaign demanding long-term solutions to protect future generations and break the cycle of poverty

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress
Childcare crisis

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress

In pictures: Homeless families march on Downing Street to demand council homes
Housing

In pictures: Homeless families march on Downing Street to demand council homes

Rogue landlords are profiting from leaving vulnerable people in horror housing
Rogue landlords

Rogue landlords are profiting from leaving vulnerable people in horror housing

The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women
Letter To My Younger Self

The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women

Ex-miners who took part in 1984 strike return to picket line at National Coal Mining Museum
Strike action

Ex-miners who took part in 1984 strike return to picket line at National Coal Mining Museum

Jodie Whittaker helps out a Big Issue vendor by signing copies of Doctor Who magazines
Our vendors

Jodie Whittaker helps out a Big Issue vendor by signing copies of Doctor Who magazines

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Here’s how to make a winter coat donation to help people in need
Charity

Here’s how to make a winter coat donation to help people in need

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host
Music

Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder says ‘birthplace of pop’ Liverpool great pick to host

‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits
Cost of living crisis

‘People will starve and freeze’ if government U-turns on promise to increase benefits

Landlords set to pass on mortgage rate hikes to tenants
Renting

Landlords set to pass on mortgage rate hikes to tenants