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Big Issue calls on kids to get creative with Earth Day cover competition judged by Chris Packham
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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"
MP Kirsty Blackman and Big Issue vendor Pamela smile during a meeting in Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen vendor shares fears over M&S closure with local MP: "She's in our corner"

Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'
Music

Jason Donovan on 'first love' Kylie Minogue: 'It's a very difficult relationship to escape'

Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General
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Big Issue appoints Jamie MacLeod as its first Director General

Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: 'Take my concerns to Westminster'
MP Ellie Chowns and Big Issue support worker Mo Afzal smile at the camera, in a cafe in Ledbury, England.
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Ledbury Big Issue vendor tells local MP: 'Take my concerns to Westminster'

Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
L-R: Big Issue job coach Shak Dean, Recruit candidate Kane, and Head of BIR operations Stuart Greenway stand in front of a wall in Finsbury Park, London, near Big Issue's head office.
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Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25

How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work
Head of Big Issue Recruit Operations Stuart Greenway, Big Issue Recruit candidate Kane and Big Issue Recruit job coach Shak Dean stand outside Big Issue Group's head office in Finsbury Park, London.
Big Issue Recruit

How Big Issue Recruit builds on a three-decade legacy of removing barriers to work

Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador
Rose Williams with Francklin Evagle. Credit Big Issue.
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Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Lord John Bird reads his Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill in the House of Lords.
Poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
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Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
Culture

'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: 'What a privilege to be part of people's Christmases'
TV

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: 'What a privilege to be part of people's Christmases'

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