Ukraine

Tosca’s Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Music

Tosca’s Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera

Controversy over Anna Netrebko’s casting has sparked protests in London

Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’
Ukraine war

Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’

War hero Yuliia Paievska spoke to Big Issue at the launch of the Indomitable Ukraine exhibition, made up of artefacts from the frontline

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

A new performance tells the story of how a reporter gathers evidence for the project

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Ukraine war

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains

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Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

I’ve been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words
10Foot Takeover

I’ve been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words

Why Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad
Khusbu Patel

Why Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad

Inside the Big issue: Home truths in Ukraine
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Home truths in Ukraine

Inside Ukraine’s fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: ‘Peace is hard to imagine’
Ukraine

Inside Ukraine’s fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: ‘Peace is hard to imagine’

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
Defence

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Cressida Brown

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why

Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Christmas toy appeals

Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember

Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
Ukraine

Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
Music

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine

How Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed millions into homelessness: ‘We must tackle this crisis’
Homelessness

How Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed millions into homelessness: ‘We must tackle this crisis’

‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ukraine war

‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Books

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war

Sudan’s year of war: How British government has failed UK residents with family in Sudan
Nick Beales

Sudan’s year of war: How British government has failed UK residents with family in Sudan

‘I miss home so much’: Ukrainian refugee on life in UK two years into Russia’s bloody war
Russia-Ukraine war

‘I miss home so much’: Ukrainian refugee on life in UK two years into Russia’s bloody war

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Women of Ukraine displaced by war rebuild their lives in striking new portrait exhibition
Photography

Women of Ukraine displaced by war rebuild their lives in striking new portrait exhibition

Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024
World Habitat Awards

Rebuilding Ukraine and fighting forced evictions: These projects will give you hope in 2024

From Ukraine to Gaza, 2023 was extremely tough. But there’s hope among the crisis and conflict
Laura Kyrke-Smith

From Ukraine to Gaza, 2023 was extremely tough. But there’s hope among the crisis and conflict

Reflections on the Black Sea: A film festival from a rich and perilous region 
Film festival

Reflections on the Black Sea: A film festival from a rich and perilous region