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Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
The new prime minister promised that every rough sleeper in England would be offered a route off the streets by Christmas. Will he succeed? Here’s what Big Issue vendors think
‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’

‘RIP Jane. You’ve been a fixture of everyday Wimbledon life forever’
Wimbledon Big Issue vendor Jane Burns is fondly remembered after her recent passing
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’

Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Sales have fallen as much as 30% in some region as vendors’ earnings and wellbeing suffers
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Farewell to much-loved Wimbledon ‘local landmark’ and Big Issue vendor Jane Burns
Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’

‘Data centres should be made to provide their own power, rather than draining the grid’
Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk

Tails, trails and treats: Inside the nation’s love affair with the dog walk
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’

Andy Burnham: ‘It’s so hard when people just walk past’
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar

Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together

‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good

Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives

How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament

Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament
How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing

How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing
‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows

‘He saved my life’: Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope

Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy

I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’

