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There're many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
NHS

There're many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say

All privatisation will do is undermine the NHS as a public service, making it less efficient and less safe, doctors have said
What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
Vaping

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'

Dozens use UK's first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but 'barriers' still remain
Drugs

Dozens use UK's first drugs consumption room in opening weeks – but 'barriers' still remain

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change
Fiona Hazell

Leukaemia and other blood cancer treatments are a postcode lottery in the UK – this has to change

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Dear men, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
Natty
Music

Dear men, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
Disability benefits

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition

Shortcuts and life hacks are all well and good – but the brutal truth is you need to put the hours in
Sam Delaney

Shortcuts and life hacks are all well and good – but the brutal truth is you need to put the hours in

I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture
Karen

I'm made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It's not a way of life – it's torture

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: 'You've got to hear their voices'
support worker comforting a woman
Women's health

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: 'You've got to hear their voices'

The care system fails millions of disabled people – we can't wait till 2028 for the government to act
a disability rights poster
Mikey Erhardt

The care system fails millions of disabled people – we can't wait till 2028 for the government to act

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'
Blue Monday Fact/Fiction
Mental health

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

'I'm scared – but I'm ready to go': Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis
Dr Patrick Hart is a GP jailed for climate crisis protests
Dr RIta Issa

'I'm scared – but I'm ready to go': Why GPs are willing to go to prison to protest the climate crisis

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that
Baby banks

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that

Inside the UK's first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths
a handful of syringed in packets on top of a blue face covering
Drugs

Inside the UK's first drugs consumption room – and how it can save lives amid soaring drug deaths

A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the 'protest paramedics'
Activism

A twisted ankle and eyes full of pepper spray: A day in the life of the 'protest paramedics'

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here's how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here's how to stop the social media brain rot

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I have patients in pain waiting years': Healthcare workers 'cautious' about Labour's NHS plans
nhs workers protesting
NHS

'I have patients in pain waiting years': Healthcare workers 'cautious' about Labour's NHS plans

I've been a carer for my mum since I was eight. This is what I wish people knew about kids like me
Young carers

I've been a carer for my mum since I was eight. This is what I wish people knew about kids like me

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded
Nature

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded

My daughter died after waiting hours for an ambulance. We need to save the NHS
Mike Phillips

My daughter died after waiting hours for an ambulance. We need to save the NHS