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Christmas

January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it's never too late to seek help
debt worries
Vikki Brownridge

January is one of the hardest months for debt – but it's never too late to seek help

Debt charity StepChange is hopeful that 2025 brings some much-needed respite for people dealing with financial stresses – but it will take action from policymakers to bring about meaningful change
Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'
My Big Year

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan: 'We all have to be the change we want to see in the world'

Keane star Tom Chaplin: 'Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis'
My Big Year

Keane star Tom Chaplin: 'Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis'

It's easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here's some positive new year tidings
Paul McNamee

It's easy to be gloomy as 2024 comes to an end – so here's some positive new year tidings

Pop star Henry Moodie: 'I find Donald Trump's racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting'
My Big Year

Pop star Henry Moodie: 'I find Donald Trump's racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'
My Big Year

Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Gavin & Stacey stars ahead of the final episode
Interview

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'
My Big Year

John Swinney: 'I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister'

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
Damage in the Gaza strip
Ahmed Najar

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'
A silhouette of a man in front of the shape of a Christmas tree
Asylum hotels

This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: 'It's more like a prison'

Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It's pushing staff to the edge
a mural of a man pulling back a shirt to reveal a
Claire Goodwin-Fee

Christmas is a punishing time if you work in the NHS. It's pushing staff to the edge

I'm in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
person in the snow
Rose

I'm in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
christmas
Christmas

How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Christmas gifts made in factories
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
andrew gosden, who went missing 17 years ago
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone

Strike star Holliday Grainger: 'What did the world get right this year? Not enough'
My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: 'What did the world get right this year? Not enough'

'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
HOMELESSNESS

'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

'I eat so much chocolate': Stars of BBC's Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Gladiators

'I eat so much chocolate': Stars of BBC's Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians
Politics

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here's Matt Chorley's gift guide for politicians

'I'm very privileged': Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
TV

'I'm very privileged': Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

Why branding Hastings 'the Grinch capital of the UK' is just plain poverty shaming
Jim Carrey as the Grinch
Laura Cooke

Why branding Hastings 'the Grinch capital of the UK' is just plain poverty shaming

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'It had to be a medical miracle': Behind the scenes of Casualty's emotional Christmas special
A blood bag being hung on a Christmas tree promoting the stories in Casualty's 2024 Christmas special
Roxanne Harvey

'It had to be a medical miracle': Behind the scenes of Casualty's emotional Christmas special

Can Christmas save Britain's high streets? It's complicated, experts say
High Street

Can Christmas save Britain's high streets? It's complicated, experts say

Keir Starmer: 'This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness'
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer: 'This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness'

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

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