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10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue

10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
Big Issue ambassador Chris Packham has picked an Earth Day-themed design to appear on the cover of this week’s Big Issue, which is on sale now
Big Grow Initiative set to transform Norwich communities through urban gardening

Big Grow Initiative set to transform Norwich communities through urban gardening
Teaching valuable skills while building community connections, the new project embodies the Big Issue’s long-standing philosophy of providing a “hand-up not hand-out”.
“Let’s get to work”: Big Issue announces star-studded line-up of new Ambassadors to showcase social impact

“Let’s get to work”: Big Issue announces star-studded line-up of new Ambassadors to showcase social impact
Ultra-prolific graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap, Alan Moore and other leading creatives for radical Big Issue takeover
Ultra-prolific graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap, Alan Moore and other leading creatives for radical Big Issue takeover
Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham
Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham
Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”

Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: “She’s in our corner”
Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General

Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General
Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador

Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador
Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year

New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC

Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty 

Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty
“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen

“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen
“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue

“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue
John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador

King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador
Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue
