environment and community

Sadiq Khan admits he is 'really worried' about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
Heatwave

Sadiq Khan admits he is 'really worried' about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners

London must rethink its rough sleeping support as heatwaves become more common, mayor Sadiq Khan says – but he stops short of calling for SWEP.
Inside the Big Issue: Hive hopes
Big Issue cover 1723: Hive Hopes
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Hive hopes

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
Ghulam Qasim
Khaula Jamil

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
Housing

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’

London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis
Artificial Intelligence

London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?
the St George's Flag
World Cup

How can I support England at World Cup 2026 when people who want me deported have claimed the flag?

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
a person sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities
A woman sat on a green knitted lion at Green Hustle Festival
Adam Pickering

Green Hustle Festival showed our system is broken but hope grows in the gaps left in communities

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn't complicated
A placard reading 'Our love is stronger than hate'
Sam Delaney

The rise in antisemitic attacks is racism. It isn't complicated

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Debunked

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Bees

Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right

Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP's £2.4 billion quarterly profit?
the logo of oil company BP
A modest proposal

Wind farms and 35 Glastonburys: How else could you spend BP's £2.4 billion quarterly profit?

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'
Wheelchair user Kamran Mallick was trapped in a flood
Flooding

'I'm a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water'

Inside the Big Issue: Attenborough at 100
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Attenborough at 100

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too
Wide illustration of a countryside scene with mountains, homes, waterways and a windmill, with workers reviewing plans and Wi-Fi symbols across buildings, representing nationwide broadband connectivity.
Advertorial

giffgaff is connecting more homes with affordable broadband – and backing nature restoration too

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?
Earth Day

Cornwall is reinventing its mining past to take on China. But can lithium deliver a return to glory?

Inside the Big Issue: Our Earth Day special!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Our Earth Day special!

How Heart n Soul makes change: 'It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody'
A performance from Big Issue Changemaker Heart n Soul
Social Justice

How Heart n Soul makes change: 'It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody'

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them
The Big Mill in Leek
Heritage

The buildings our communities love are burning. We can’t keep losing them

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what's going on at home’
band practice at Kingston Carers Network
Changemakers

Who cares for the carers? ‘I can escape without having to worry about what's going on at home’

Together Alliance march: We're marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice
People are marching against hatred In London.
Asad Rehman

Together Alliance march: We're marching against far-right to fight for climate and racial justice

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Mothers from The Barefoot Walk. It's a global movement of Israeli and Palestinian mothers standing together to ignite hope and end the cycle of violence
Gaza

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace

Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have
Eugene Clarke

Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have