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After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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August 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
Inside the Edinburgh tour delivered by an ex-homeless woman
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August 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
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.
How can we revitalise the high street?
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August 24, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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.
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. 🗞️
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🗓️ 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...
August 24, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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...
🗓️ 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...
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.
Can Reform UK really slash £50 billion from the welfare bill?
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August 24, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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.
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
'How can we make sure new artists aren’t all Oxbridge people?'
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August 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
These moments kept me going as founder of a homeless charity
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August 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
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.
Why do performers go to Edinburgh Fringe when it costs so much?
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August 22, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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.
Community union Acorn launched a 'Day of Action' to protest the cost of living. Ex-homeless mum Alicia Samuels explains why she took action.
Community union launch 'Day of Action' cost of living protest
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August 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Community union Acorn launched a 'Day of Action' to protest the cost of living. Ex-homeless mum Alicia Samuels explains why she took action.
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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August 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
Inside the Edinburgh tour delivered by an ex-homeless woman
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August 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Edinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
Last year, Amelia Dimoldenberg launched her Dimz Inc Academy to increase opportunities for young people. Now she's guest editing Big Issue.
Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always first to feel the cuts'
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August 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Last year, Amelia Dimoldenberg launched her Dimz Inc Academy to increase opportunities for young people. Now she's guest editing Big Issue.
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?
The link between prime ministers and Premier League managers
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August 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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?
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
Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens: 'Young people need somewhere to go'
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August 21, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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
“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
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
August 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“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
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
Girl Grind UK is on a mission to empower women and non-binary people from minority backgrounds to realise careers in the arts.
How Girl Grind UK is boosting diversity in arts careers
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August 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Girl Grind UK is on a mission to empower women and non-binary people from minority backgrounds to realise careers in the arts.
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.
What is it like to be a NEET young person in Britain?
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August 20, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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.
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.
Loyle Carner is teaching kids with ADHD how to cook
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August 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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.
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.
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM salary to homelessness fight
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August 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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.
Andy Burnham tells Big Issue why he has pledged to offer every person rough sleeping in England a place off the streets by Christmas.
Ending rough sleeping is a 'moral mission', says Andy Burnham
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August 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Andy Burnham tells Big Issue why he has pledged to offer every person rough sleeping in England a place off the streets by Christmas.
Bisoye Babalola has helped shaped contemporary culture through Holiday Club. And she's not done with lifting young people up yet.
Holiday Club is helping NEET young people start creative careers
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August 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Bisoye Babalola has helped shaped contemporary culture through Holiday Club. And she's not done with lifting young people up yet.
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
These moments kept me going as founder of a homeless charity
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August 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
As homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
Downing Street should look to the power of community to fix the problems that divide the nation, says John Bird.
Why Downing Street should be renamed to repair society
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August 19, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Downing Street should look to the power of community to fix the problems that divide the nation, says John Bird.
Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence say issues like homelessness were missing from books as a child, inspiring her to write about them
Patrice Lawrence: 'I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
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August 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence say issues like homelessness were missing from books as a child, inspiring her to write about them
How TV presenter Maya Jama's mentorship scheme is giving young creatives a foot in the door
Maya Jama: 'It shouldn’t come down to who you know'
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August 19, 2026 at 7:17 AM
How TV presenter Maya Jama's mentorship scheme is giving young creatives a foot in the door