Christmas

Cost of living crisis: Christmas leads to months of debt for 1 in 5 Brits
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis: Christmas leads to months of debt for 1 in 5 Brits

As many as one in five people across the UK could still be paying off Christmas debt up until Easter, as the cost of living crisis and inflation forced prices higher over the festive period.

‘For people alone at Christmas, it offers a community’: The wonderful projects taking on loneliness
Loneliness

‘For people alone at Christmas, it offers a community’: The wonderful projects taking on loneliness

These are two wonderful community initiatives working to build friendships and tackle loneliness across the country this Christmas and beyond

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse: How Charlie Mackesy created the heroes we need right now
Christmas

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse: How Charlie Mackesy created the heroes we need right now

Charlie Mackesy could never have predicted he’d come up with a publishing sensation and highlight of the BBC’s Christmas schedule

Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club
Meet the maker

Looking for a gift hamper that makes a difference? Meet Social Stories Club

How does a Ukrainian Christmas differ from a British one? Host families and their guests are about to find out
Life

How does a Ukrainian Christmas differ from a British one? Host families and their guests are about to find out

Advertisement
We spent a day streaming bad Christmas movies and this is what it did to our brain
festive film

We spent a day streaming bad Christmas movies and this is what it did to our brain

‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine
News

‘People feel they don’t have a right to celebrate’: Christmas in a bomb shelter in Ukraine

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
John Bird

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives
Opinion

Merry Christmas from The Big Issue, and thank you for helping us change lives

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘This Christmas, we’re far beyond the choice between eating or heating’
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘This Christmas, we’re far beyond the choice between eating or heating’

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
News

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

The 7 best things at Stormzy’s Christmas party for the kids of Croydon
Christmas joy

The 7 best things at Stormzy’s Christmas party for the kids of Croydon

These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness
Meet the maker

These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness

Christmas on the picket line: What it’s like being on strike during the festive season
Christmas

Christmas on the picket line: What it’s like being on strike during the festive season

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Hints of Scrooge at the Arts Council of England
Music

Hints of Scrooge at the Arts Council of England

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune
Opinion

This festive season we should let Tom Waits call the tune

The children missing out on Christmas in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

The children missing out on Christmas in the cost of living crisis

Christmas tree recycling: Can it be done?
Christmas

Christmas tree recycling: Can it be done?

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas
Activism

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
Christmas covers

‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner

Advertisement
Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas
Ethical Shopping

Looking for ethical decorations? Why not buy them from the birthplace of Christmas

‘Answer the question’: Transport secretary grilled over reports government ‘scuppered deal’ with rail union
Train strikes

‘Answer the question’: Transport secretary grilled over reports government ‘scuppered deal’ with rail union

How to make Christmas dinner for the whole family for just £20
Christmas dinner

How to make Christmas dinner for the whole family for just £20

The Snowman and The Snowdog composers return to their iconic soundtrack a decade on
Christmas

The Snowman and The Snowdog composers return to their iconic soundtrack a decade on