Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Girlguiding Advocate panel member, 17-year-old Ellen, doesn’t believe a “blanket ban” on under-16s using social media will help teens feel safe online
Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs
Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind writer William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind writer William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
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Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?
Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Advice
Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
Have you been made redundant? Here’s what to do next
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
Meet our vendors
Paul Thompson, Tesco Superstore, Brewery Lane, Bridgend
Paul Thompson, Tesco Superstore, Brewery Lane, Bridgend
Fergal Lewis Barker, Tesco, Clytha Park Road, Newport
Fergal Lewis Barker, Tesco, Clytha Park Road, Newport
Vendor news
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
Opinion
There’s been conflict ever since Trump created his Board of Peace. Here’s what it means for the UN
There’s been conflict ever since Trump created his Board of Peace. Here’s what it means for the UN
Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
Will a social media ban for under-16s make any difference? We must ask young people themselves
My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
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Culture
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind writer William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind writer William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has been made into a West End musical production by the Royal Shakespeare Company
Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
Letter To My Younger Self
Baroness Hale: ‘I’ve had a pretty amazing life. I’d love to know what my mum would have thought’
Baroness Hale: ‘I’ve had a pretty amazing life. I’d love to know what my mum would have thought’
Nick Mohammed: ‘Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy’
Nick Mohammed: ‘Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy’
Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon: ‘Trump? Hopefully he’ll just keel over and die’
Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon: ‘Trump? Hopefully he’ll just keel over and die’
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson: ‘My dad told me I can’t carry a tune’
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson: ‘My dad told me I can’t carry a tune’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Should we have to pay more council tax from April?
Should we have to pay more council tax from April?
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
How would you spend £428 billion? Welcome to the impact economy
Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me
Letters: Right to Buy gets a lot of flak but it was life-changing for people like me
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue: Exclusive interview with Kneecap after the chaos. What happened next?
Inside the Big Issue: Exclusive interview with Kneecap after the chaos. What happened next?
Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
