Ahead of the release of Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl, the Big Issue spoke to British 'showgirls' about the glamour of their world.

Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn's at risk of cuts

There was an impassioned debate on assisted dying ahead of the vote which will see MP Kim Leadbeater's bill taken to the next stage.

When a Reform councillor brands children in care as “evil”, it says more about political ignorance than the kids themselves. Here’s why.

Tens of thousands of disabled households could face a “triple hit” of benefit cuts from Labour due to their impact on carer’s allowance.

ALT: a man says i am invincible while standing in front of a computer

24 DWP articles in ONE day. One writer churning 120 articles in one shift. It's not journalism. It's perverse - and we need to stop clicking.

EastEnders has become an institution in its four decades on our screens, but how much has life changed in the real East End?

Just three in 10 working age autistic people are in work, and charities say the use of personality tests for roles could be discriminatory.

“We ache for love, but love eludes us,” says Shon Faye. In her new book Love in Exile, she asks why so many of us feel like romantic failures.

Labour's decision to freeze local housing allowance rates has imposed a housing benefit cut on renters costing them hundreds of pounds.

Radio presenter James O'Brien speaks to the Big Issue about his adoption story, and why he has never wanted to search for his birth family.

The DWP's consultation into plans to slash billions from disability benefits has been ruled unlawful in a damning High Court judgement.