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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 25/08/2026
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
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Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 24/08/2026
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
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Inside the Edinburgh tour delivered by an ex-homeless woman
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 24/08/2026
The fate of the high street isn’t just about economic decline. When you lose part of the town that shaped you, you lose part of yourself.
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How can we revitalise the high street?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 24/08/2026
This week’s Big Issue is out today!   🗓️ 128 days to end rough sleeping 🛍️ Can we save the high street? ✉️ Natalie Imbruglia’s Letter to my Younger Self Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peek here. 🗞️ www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 24/08/2026
Reform UK want to overhaul the benefits system to save £50bn. Campaigners have slammed the plans as 'cruel'. Big Issue analyses the plans to see if they'll work.
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Can Reform UK really slash £50 billion from the welfare bill?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 23/08/2026
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke are not just comedy trailblazers. They're also creating positive cultural change as mentors to help young people into the arts
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'How can we make sure new artists aren’t all Oxbridge people?'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 22/08/2026
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
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These moments kept me going as founder of a homeless charity
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 22/08/2026
Thousands of artists still spend money they may never recover to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe. We ask performers why they still keep coming back.
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Why do performers go to Edinburgh Fringe when it costs so much?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 22/08/2026
Community union Acorn launched a 'Day of Action' to protest the cost of living. Ex-homeless mum Alicia Samuels explains why she took action.
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Community union launch 'Day of Action' cost of living protest
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 21/08/2026
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
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Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 21/08/2026
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
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Inside the Edinburgh tour delivered by an ex-homeless woman
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 21/08/2026
Last year, Amelia Dimoldenberg launched her Dimz Inc Academy to increase opportunities for young people. Now she's guest editing Big Issue.
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Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always first to feel the cuts'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 21/08/2026
Since Gordon Brown, every prime minister but one has been turfed out mid-term. Why do Keir Starmer and co last as long as football managers?
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The link between prime ministers and Premier League managers
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 21/08/2026
A chance encounter with a youth music charity changed Jordan Stephens' life. Now the Rizzle Kicks star wants to help young people get the same start
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Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Young people need somewhere to go'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20/08/2026
“No matter how many times I fall off this bike, I’m just going to keep going.” Whether she’s learning to ride a motorbike or breaking into an industry not built with disabled people in mind, Bella Roberts has the same approach: keep going. Read more in this week's Big Issue
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20/08/2026
Girl Grind UK is on a mission to empower women and non-binary people from minority backgrounds to realise careers in the arts.
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How Girl Grind UK is boosting diversity in arts careers
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20/08/2026
Big Issue spoke to two young people struggling to find work about what their experiences have been like, as Britain faces a crisis with youth unemployment.
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What is it like to be a NEET young person in Britain?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20/08/2026
Hip hop star and actor Loyle Carner started Chilli Con Carner to teach kids with ADHD how to cook. It's going from strength to strength.
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Loyle Carner is teaching kids with ADHD how to cook
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20/08/2026
Andy Burnham said 'I want to lead from the front' as he revealed plan to donate 15% of his prime ministerial salary to homelessness causes.
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Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM salary to homelessness fight
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19/08/2026
Andy Burnham tells Big Issue why he has pledged to offer every person rough sleeping in England a place off the streets by Christmas.
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Ending rough sleeping is a 'moral mission', says Andy Burnham
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19/08/2026
Bisoye Babalola has helped shaped contemporary culture through Holiday Club. And she's not done with lifting young people up yet.
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Holiday Club is helping NEET young people start creative careers
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19/08/2026
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
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These moments kept me going as founder of a homeless charity
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19/08/2026
Downing Street should look to the power of community to fix the problems that divide the nation, says John Bird.
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Why Downing Street should be renamed to repair society
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19/08/2026
Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence say issues like homelessness were missing from books as a child, inspiring her to write about them
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Patrice Lawrence: 'I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 19/08/2026
How TV presenter Maya Jama's mentorship scheme is giving young creatives a foot in the door
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Maya Jama: 'It shouldn’t come down to who you know'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
Andy Burnham has promised to end rough sleeping in England. Now he has revealed the first steps on how he hopes to do it.
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Rough sleepers off streets by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
Big Issue readers echo the protests over 24 proposed ‘hyperscale’ data centres across Scotland and ask why we get no say in AI.
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'What are data centres for? Did anyone ask us if we want AI?'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
Florence Eshalomi explains her journey from growing up in temporary accommodation to becoming the new homelessness minister.
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Florence Eshalomi: From homeless to homelessness minister
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
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Inside the Edinburgh tour delivered by an ex-homeless woman
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
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Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
The Guardian reported that more than 100 rented homes on the inherited royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail to meet the current legal minimum energy standards for landlords. It shows the challenge renters face to find a decent home, writes Generation Rent’s Nye Jones
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Renters face draughty homes even when King Charles is landlord
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
Researcher Shuab Gamote brings Big Issue into the minds of the million young people considered NEET and struggling to find employment.
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NEETS crisis: How did 1m young people fall off the career ladder?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/08/2026
To celebrate Invisible Cities' 10th anniversary, their tour guides are giving Big Issue an insider's look at the cities they know so well.
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Johnny was homeless when he started giving tours around Cardiff
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 17/08/2026
Florence Eshalomi grew up in temporary accommodation. Now the new homelessness minister is tasking with lifting thousands of children out of emergency housing and addressing rough sleeping.
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Florence Eshalomi confirmed as new homelessness minister
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 17/08/2026
Debt charity StepChange has revealed that more people are taking on credit card debt. Here's why it it is happening and what needs to change
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More Brits are taking on credit card debt to cover cost of living
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 17/08/2026
Amelia Dimoldenberg, creator of Chicken Shop Date, is Big Issue's guest editor. She explains why helping young people is vital for Britain.
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Amelia Dimoldenberg: Why I'm taking over Big Issue
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 17/08/2026
10 years of Chilli Con Carner 🌶️ This week, Loyle Carner talks to Big Issue about ADHD, community and why every young person deserves somewhere they can feel good at something Read more in this week's issue, guest-edited by Amelia Dimoldenberg ⭐ Available now from your local vendor ❤️
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 17/08/2026
Right-wingers think evicting ‘foreign nationals’ from social housing will fix our homes crisis. But will it really?
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Why banning foreigners from social housing won't work
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 16/08/2026
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
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These moments kept me going as founder of a homeless charity
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 15/08/2026
Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence say issues like homelessness were missing from books as a child, inspiring her to write about them
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Patrice Lawrence: 'I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 15/08/2026
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
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Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 15/08/2026
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
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Inside the Edinburgh tour delivered by an ex-homeless woman
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 14/08/2026
To celebrate Invisible Cities' 10th anniversary, their tour guides are giving Big Issue an insider's look at the cities they know so well.
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Johnny was homeless when he started giving tours around Cardiff
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 14/08/2026
The Script star Danny O’Donoghue became more spiritual following the death of bandmate Mark Sheehan, he says in his Letter To My Younger Self.
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The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 14/08/2026
Karl Bushby left his home in Hull in 1998 to walk the longest continuous pedestrian journey in history. Now he's on the final straight
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What walking around the world taught Karl Bushby about humanity
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 13/08/2026
With local authorities struggling to keep up with the homelessness crisis, how can they prevent people needing support in the first place? Big Issue investigates.
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How can Andy Burnham prevent homelessness?
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 13/08/2026
Arctic Monkeys producer James Ellis Ford made his new solo album from his hospital bed while undergoing treatment for leukaemia.
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James Ellis Ford: 'I was pretty much at death's door'
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 13/08/2026
New homelessness statistics show the number of households needing support is falling but Andy Burnham must act to help homeless children.
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Andy Burnham urged to act over kids facing homelessness
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 13/08/2026
Formula E and giffgaff will give Big Issue Recruit candidates the chance to develop workplace skills at the London ePrix.
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Formula E, giffgaff and Big Issue Recruit team-up for London finale
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 12/08/2026
We pay tribute to Wimbledon Big Issue vendor Jane Burns, who has sadly died and will be much missed by the whole community
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'A local landmark' Tributes paid to Wimbledon vendor Jane Burns
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