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‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
With an 81-year-old Santa, hundreds of hand-wrapped presents and a few inappropriate jokes, a group in Derbyshire is bringing Christmas to the children
Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
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Labour’s immigration changes could cost £11bn due to ‘significant loss’ for UK workforce
Labour’s immigration changes could cost £11bn due to ‘significant loss’ for UK workforce
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Cost of living crisis
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Labour’s £9.1bn inheritance tax raid is a missed opportunity to break the cycle of deprivation
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Housing
Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion ‘risks thousands losing their home’
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
Our vendors
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Big Issue vendors’ dogs to be kitted out with their own iconic red tabards
Employment
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Half a million workers to receive pay rise worth up to £5k as real Living Wage rises
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Social justice
‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
‘We try and make it magical’: How this Big Issue-backed grotto is spreading Christmas cheer
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
‘Long overdue’: New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’
UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’
Activism
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Environment
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
