Life

The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help
Finance

The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help

The cost of essential newborn products has been rising for years with inflation, but things have grown substantially more expensive in the last few months 
'The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?'
A Union Jack and a European Union flag to illustrate Brexit
Letters

'The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?'

Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
A man and a child play with an orange football on a beach, with houses in the background.
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Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive

Podcasters, comics and cowboys: 25 Americans discuss the state of the USA on its 250th anniversary
America 250

Podcasters, comics and cowboys: 25 Americans discuss the state of the USA on its 250th anniversary

Letters: 'Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of'
Letters

Letters: 'Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How Wates and Big Issue found common ground
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How Wates and Big Issue found common ground

‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
Big Issue vendors Andy Sanguy and Ian Duff with their dogs Lucky Charm and Trigger
Life

‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together

'As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me'
A Pride flag
Letters

'As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me'

'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'
Letters

'Fewer people than ever are offering to foster children – it's not just about the cost of living'

Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?
Zack Polanski
Farming

Zack Polanski says 7p carrots are too cheap. But is it hurting farmers or addressing food poverty?

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'
prime minister Keir Starmer with chancellor Rachel Reeves
Letters

'Governments understand there's a problem with poverty – they're just too scared to solve it'

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Deliveroo delivery person on a bicycle
Money

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income

How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
a person using money saving apps on a smartphone and a laptop to assess their financial health
Money

How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good
an illustration representing social media
Letters

Letters: It's easy to blame social media for our ills. It's up to us to use it as a force for good

How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing
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How free eye care helped Big Issue vendor John get back to drawing

Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Letters

Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I'm helping local people take the step
Karen and Jessica
Debt

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I'm helping local people take the step

'He saved my life': Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows
Portrait of Big Issue vendor Clive Rowe holding his dog Geezer. Both are facing the camera outdoors in bright sunlight, with Geezer looking upwards.
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'He saved my life': Big Issue vendor Clive, his dog Geezer and the fear every pet owner knows

Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Arts

Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'
Every adult in England, Scotland and Wales can cast a vote today, making it the biggest vote outside a general election since 1973. election results
Letters

'I'm infuriated that young people don't get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair'

Going into debt doesn't mean you've failed. Here's how to get help
debt worries
Money

Going into debt doesn't mean you've failed. Here's how to get help

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
a disability rights poster
Money

How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled

Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it
Letters

Letters: Education is on its knees. The government must take radical action to save it

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren't they taught in the school curriculum?
Letters

Letters: People need to know their rights – why aren't they taught in the school curriculum?

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