Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: ‘I felt suddenly exposed’
Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: ‘I felt suddenly exposed’
Around a third of women who contacted the National Domestic Abuse Helpline last year reported that their abuser was using technology to extend or intensify the abuse. It means hundreds of thousands of women are having their own devices turned against them
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
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The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
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Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
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Gheorghe Ardeleanu, M&S Finsbury Park Station, London
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Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
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‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
‘I have not been to school since I was 13. The system is failing kids with special education needs’
Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Social media is warping our view of ourselves. Time for some self-reflection
Pink Ladies: How an anti-migrant movement is hiding behind women’s rights protests
Pink Ladies: How an anti-migrant movement is hiding behind women’s rights protests
I’m a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn’t enough
I’m a single working mum relying on credit to pay bills. Universal credit isn’t enough
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The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
Grief shaped her early years and auditions terrified her. But now, the award-winning actor’s career has reached new levels, playing nobody’s favourite aunt
I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
Letter To My Younger Self
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
Ziggy Marley: ‘I should have said something to my dad. But I was too young’
Ziggy Marley: ‘I should have said something to my dad. But I was too young’
Rick Astley is glad he never gave up: ‘Doing new music again, I’ve gone back into my childhood’
Rick Astley is glad he never gave up: ‘Doing new music again, I’ve gone back into my childhood’
Michaela Strachan: ‘It’s sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing’
Michaela Strachan: ‘It’s sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren’t they taught in the school curriculum?
giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
The rise of gardening TikTok: why vegetables are going viral
The rise of gardening TikTok: why vegetables are going viral
Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
Letters: If unpaid carers stopped caring, people would die
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue: Yungblud is disrupting every boundary
Inside the Big Issue: Yungblud is disrupting every boundary
Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty