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Modern slavery survivor Ilja was sex trafficked for years. Now she’s speaking out to help others
Ilja Abbattista was tricked into a brutal sex trafficking ring. Thirty years later, she’s speaking out
Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
MPs will debate the Criminal Justice Bill this week and it includes measures that could see homeless people sentenced to up to a month in prison for ‘nuisance rough sleeping’. Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran says the governemnt must not criminalise people just for being homeless
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: ‘I’m still alive, thank god’
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: ‘I’m still alive, thank god’
The former Slade singer and voice of Christmas is playing shows again, five years after being told his had six months to live
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Manchester mayor Andy Burnham blasts Tories over ‘arrogant’ and ‘dishonest’ treatment of refugees
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham blasts Tories over ‘arrogant’ and ‘dishonest’ treatment of refugees
Refugee wonders if it would be better to ‘stay in Yemen and die’ than go through UK asylum system
Refugee wonders if it would be better to ‘stay in Yemen and die’ than go through UK asylum system
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
Love Actually: Is it a Christmas classic or an unwatchable schmaltz-fest?
Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker
Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker
Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and ‘maddest’ episodes yet
Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and ‘maddest’ episodes yet
Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
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Here's when people will get the cost of living payment in 2024
Here's when people will get the cost of living payment in 2024
How you can help homeless refugees sleeping on the streets this winter
How you can help homeless refugees sleeping on the streets this winter
Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
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Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests
Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor John McIntyre who died at 69: 'He was a good egg'
Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor John McIntyre who died at 69: 'He was a good egg'
There is always a choice between wedge politics and human decency. There is always another way
There is always a choice between wedge politics and human decency. There is always another way
Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
Support Big Issue vendors this Christmas with our Winter Support Kit
Opinion
Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
Vagrancy Act 2.0? The Criminal Justice Bill must not be allowed to make rough sleeping illegal
London must unite to stand up against anti-Semitism
London must unite to stand up against anti-Semitism
Bad leadership is the greatest tragedy of human life. It's time to give the people a shot
Bad leadership is the greatest tragedy of human life. It's time to give the people a shot
Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts are a 'wasted opportunity to support those who need it most'
Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts are a 'wasted opportunity to support those who need it most'
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Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests
Incredible story of how a Big Issue vendor found himself at heart of Occupy protests
Actor David Nellist has spent most of the year playing the lead role in the stage version of I, Daniel Blake but will be telling the remarkable real-life story of Big Issue vendor Jimmy McMahon in Protest Song over Christmas
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
This short story collection refuses to gloss over the bleak reality of years of austerity
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: 'I'm still alive, thank god'
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: 'I'm still alive, thank god'
The former Slade singer and voice of Christmas is playing shows again, five years after being told his had six months to live
Letter To My Younger Self
BBC Strictly's Angela Rippon: 'I'm showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise'
BBC Strictly's Angela Rippon: 'I'm showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise'
Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against'
Richard Hawley: 'Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against'
Author and activist Naomi Klein: 'My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world'
Author and activist Naomi Klein: 'My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world'
Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather's wartime movements
Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather's wartime movements
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Renters pay their landlords' buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters pay their landlords' buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Exclusive: Disabled people are 'set up to fail' by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Exclusive: Disabled people are 'set up to fail' by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Here's when people will get the cost of living payment in 2024
Here's when people will get the cost of living payment in 2024
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
When will mortgage rates go down?
When will mortgage rates go down?
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Life
Letters: Minimum wage is meaningless without a defined maximum wage
Letters: Minimum wage is meaningless without a defined maximum wage
This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: 'Music changes lives'
This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: 'Music changes lives'
Letters: Big Pharma will always put profits before ethics
Letters: Big Pharma will always put profits before ethics
Workaways: How to travel the world without spending a penny
Workaways: How to travel the world without spending a penny
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Big Issue and giffgaff join forces to provide 250 vendors with refurbished phones
Big Issue and giffgaff join forces to provide 250 vendors with refurbished phones
King Charles' Big Issue cover saw 'unprecedented' sales for vendors ahead of crucial Christmas period
King Charles' Big Issue cover saw 'unprecedented' sales for vendors ahead of crucial Christmas period
Cost of living: Single mum who works full-time recalls struggle to pay bills – and how she found help
Cost of living: Single mum who works full-time recalls struggle to pay bills – and how she found help
Social investment fund tackling inequality backed by Macquarie Group Foundation and BD Giving
