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

Vincent Lewis was caught up in flash floods that devastated Monmouth, causing him to lose his tent, clothes and all his belongings. Big Issue is working to help him replace his things

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

Next time you pass one of our vendors, stop for a chat. You never know where it might lead

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

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

Readers share their thoughts on the BBC, and our interview with Daniel Day-Lewis

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

‘People seem to forget about it now’: Big Issue vendors share what Remembrance Day means to them
Remembrance

‘People seem to forget about it now’: Big Issue vendors share what Remembrance Day means to them

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

“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
Press Release

“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass

BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
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BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors

Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Steven MacKenzie

Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

Letters: Immigration is good for a country
Letters

Letters: Immigration is good for a country

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: ‘He would always help everybody’
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Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: ‘He would always help everybody’

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Letters

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?

PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
Behind the scenes

PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment

A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
Social media

A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Homelessness

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen

Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’
Big Issue Ambassadors

Meet the new Big Issue ambassadors helping to end poverty once and for all: ‘We’re in a fight’

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Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners’ strike

Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
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Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him
Random Acts of Kindness

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him

Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: ‘Take my concerns to Westminster’
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Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: ‘Take my concerns to Westminster’