Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies are ‘wilfully misleading’ the public over sewage claims, watchdog says
Water companies pumped sewage into the UK’s rivers more than 300,000 times in 2022, according to new data.
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Unrequited love, trans kids, Black modernism… there’s a huge range in this selection of great books by trans feminine authors.
Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?
Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?
The government has unveiled its Great British Insulation Scheme as part of its new strategy to tackle climate change and energy bills. But it was light on new plans to insulate homes
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Renters who complain are twice as likely to be evicted by their landlord
Renters who complain are twice as likely to be evicted by their landlord
These south London homes are designed by the community and will always be affordable
These south London homes are designed by the community and will always be affordable
What do the UK government’s ‘Green Day’ policies mean for net zero?
What do the UK government’s ‘Green Day’ policies mean for net zero?
All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
Looking back at Paul O’Grady’s ‘blessed’ life and Lily Savage’s legacy
Looking back at Paul O’Grady’s ‘blessed’ life and Lily Savage’s legacy
Want to start a career in media? Join the Big Issue’s Breakthrough Freelance programme
Want to start a career in media? Join the Big Issue’s Breakthrough Freelance programme
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What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
Here's when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023
Here's when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023
Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
Ramadan: How to support employees, friends and colleagues in the Muslim holy month
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Popular Big Issue vendor seriously injured after being run over near his pitch
Popular Big Issue vendor seriously injured after being run over near his pitch
‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue
The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue
'My hands are blue': Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O'Brien sell The Big Issue
'My hands are blue': Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O'Brien sell The Big Issue
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The man who never gave up on peace
The man who never gave up on peace
Twenty-five years ago, Northern Ireland was on the brink of a breakthrough in the peace process. Few did more to get us there than John Hume.
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
Naomi Alderman has adapted her electrifying feminist novel The Power into a new TV series. She says it's time we saw more powerful women and fewer bruised female corpses on screen.
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Unrequited love, trans kids, Black modernism... there's a huge range in this selection of great books by trans feminine authors.
Letter To My Younger Self
David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'
Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'
Jon Snow: 'It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela'
Jon Snow: 'It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela'
Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
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Here's when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023
Here's when people will get the next cost of living payment in 2023
No internet, no opportunities: Addressing the challenges of digital exclusion in the UK
No internet, no opportunities: Addressing the challenges of digital exclusion in the UK
What are 15-minute cities? The truth about the plans popping up from Oxford all the way to Melbourne
What are 15-minute cities? The truth about the plans popping up from Oxford all the way to Melbourne
They Might Be Giants is not a cult: How they built a birdhouse in your soul... and a 40-year sustainable creative enterprise
They Might Be Giants is not a cult: How they built a birdhouse in your soul... and a 40-year sustainable creative enterprise
Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism
Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism
Four-day work week trial sparks interest from 'hundreds' of businesses
Four-day work week trial sparks interest from 'hundreds' of businesses
Lauren Layfield: 'Normal men, innocent men' and me
Lauren Layfield: 'Normal men, innocent men' and me
Opinion
Elon Musk's Twitter, where 'free' speech will cost you £11 a month
Elon Musk's Twitter, where 'free' speech will cost you £11 a month
Twenty years on from Iraq, a reader asks: what did Blair truly believe?
Twenty years on from Iraq, a reader asks: what did Blair truly believe?
What I learned from living for a year only on foraged foods
What I learned from living for a year only on foraged foods
Life
All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
Show your mum how much you love her with skincare from a brand conscious of its social and environmental impact
Show your mum how much you love her with skincare from a brand conscious of its social and environmental impact
Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Why not buy them from a brand that transforms rescued materials into luxury goods
Looking for a Mother's Day gift? Why not buy them from a brand that transforms rescued materials into luxury goods
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Fairbnb.coop partners with Big Issue Foundation to combat UK poverty
Fairbnb.coop partners with Big Issue Foundation to combat UK poverty
'Our goal is to challenge negative expectations': Turning the spotlight on Big Issue's frontline
