Analysis

'Bickering between neighbours' but cash saved: What Labour's ground rent cap really means
service charges, flats, UK
Housing

'Bickering between neighbours' but cash saved: What Labour's ground rent cap really means

Labour has promised to cap ground rents at £250 from 2028. Here's what the changes might mean in reality
How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

Will AI be the end of humanity?
Artificial intelligence

Will AI be the end of humanity?

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Politics

Starmer ties the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here's what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Paddington's enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us
Culture

Paddington's enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us

What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?
Migration

What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Politics

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here's the proof

How marmalade spread across the world
Food

How marmalade spread across the world

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Donald Trump
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump's meddling
Venezuela

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump's meddling

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Film

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Tatton Spiller

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040
Christmas

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040

The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'
an illustration of a post office logo
Post Office

The Post Office is in trouble: 'Without Christmas we couldn't survive'

Can Bob the Builder fix Broken Britain?
Housing

Can Bob the Builder fix Broken Britain?

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians this Christmas

Labour's Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
housing secretary Steve Reed in hi-vis
Housing

Labour's Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

How Wham! killed the Christmas number one
Music

How Wham! killed the Christmas number one

The UK's 'millionaire exodus' is a humongous myth. Here's why it keeps rearing its ugly head
Private jet at Orlando airport with door open
Wealth

The UK's 'millionaire exodus' is a humongous myth. Here's why it keeps rearing its ugly head

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
someone stroking moflin
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue's book of the year for 2025
Book of the Year 2025

Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue's book of the year for 2025

How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain
TV

How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits street headlines in tabloids
Benefits

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked