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Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’
Violence against women

Women reveal vile abuse they receive while running: ‘I have to hold keys between my fingers’

Women reported being followed, flashed at, physical and sexual assault, and other forms of abuse while out running

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Christmas

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions

Anyone else up for a 50km bike ride? Friends of Big Issue share the little things that make their Christmas unique to them

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Sport

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’

Boxer Cindy Ngamba was the first person ever to win an Olympic medal for the refugee team. She speaks to the Big Issue about her incredible journey from being a Cameroonian refugee in the UK to stepping into the boxing ring at the Olympics

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises
Andrew Page and John Hird

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC’s Saudi owners. Here’s how we’re fighting empty promises

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’
Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’

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This football tournament backed by Man City’s Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
Homelessness

This football tournament backed by Man City’s Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals

Millions of Brits ‘locked out’ of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Cycling

Millions of Brits ‘locked out’ of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport
Mikey Erhardt

Paris Paralympics is a stark reminder of the barriers most disabled people face in sport

Disabled people’s health is ‘shockingly neglected’ in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins
Disability rights

Disabled people’s health is ‘shockingly neglected’ in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins

How this year’s Paralympic Games definitely corrects the mistakes of old
Paralympics

How this year’s Paralympic Games definitely corrects the mistakes of old

‘We’re going to war’: Meet the wheelchair rugby stars ‘normalising disability’ at the Paralympics
Paralympics

‘We’re going to war’: Meet the wheelchair rugby stars ‘normalising disability’ at the Paralympics

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’
Letter To My Younger Self

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics
Paul McNamee

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate
Ella Gilbert

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes
Paris Olympics 2024

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’

‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA
Homeless World Cup

‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
Robert McLiam Wilson

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’

Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’
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Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’

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‘I felt intimidated’: Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds
Disability rights

‘I felt intimidated’: Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Euro 2024

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’

Paralympian Jessica-Jane Applegate on winning gold and being told she doesn’t look disabled enough
Learning Disability Week 2024

Paralympian Jessica-Jane Applegate on winning gold and being told she doesn’t look disabled enough

‘I come down and smash it out’: How a boxing gym is giving marginalised young people a fighting chance
Sport

‘I come down and smash it out’: How a boxing gym is giving marginalised young people a fighting chance