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Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
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Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide

First founded in the UK 35 years ago, Big Issues are currently sold in at least five different countries, including Australia, Japan and South Korea

What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
Vet bills

What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

Vet prices have been surging at twice the rate of inflation. Will the governments reforms help turn the tide for pet owners and Big Issue vendors?

I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
John Bird

I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy

Big Issue has its own milestone birthday this year. We need your help to make it a success

Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’
Our Vendors

Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention
John Bird

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention

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Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place 
Letters

Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let’s make it a kinder place 

Inside the Big Issue: Paddington lives!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paddington lives!

Inside the Big Issue: Let’s get physical!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Let’s get physical!

Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’
My Big Year

Former Big Issue vendor on inspiring Sam Fender: ‘It was just me and Sam. It was a teary moment’

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025
Our journalism

Yo-yo homes, 10Foot and autism assessments: This is how Big Issue made change in 2025

Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: The enduring magic of David Bowie

Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
Music

Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Christmas

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Dogs

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella

Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Dogs

Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards

How do Big Issue sellers make money?
Activism

How do Big Issue sellers make money?

Letters: I don’t even know Fairytale of New York
Letters

Letters: I don’t even know Fairytale of New York

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other
Paul McNamee

Loneliness is a growing problem. It’s time we started talking to each other

Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 
Letters

Letters: Maybe it’s time the BBC monolith was split 

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Christmas

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals

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Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day

Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
Press Release

Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent

One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Homelessness

One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’

Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Behind the scenes

Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car