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This week’s Big Issue is out today! 🗞️
🎂 Trainspotting turns 30
💷 Inside the student debt crisis
⛔️ The art of the road sign
Read a sneak peek at here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🎂 Trainspotting turns 30
💷 Inside the student debt crisis
⛔️ The art of the road sign
Read a sneak peek at here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
"Diversities in humankind have always been here," writes historian Norena Shopland, "and will always be here until the end of time."
We need to shout our LGBTQ+ history from the rooftops!
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February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"Diversities in humankind have always been here," writes historian Norena Shopland, "and will always be here until the end of time."
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers celebrates the tragically short life of a generous, kind and very talented actor
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review
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February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers celebrates the tragically short life of a generous, kind and very talented actor
As National Apprenticeship Week begins, PfP Thrive lays out why apprentices can tackle skills shortages threating Labour's housing plans
National Apprenticeship Week: Can they fix the housing crisis?
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February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As National Apprenticeship Week begins, PfP Thrive lays out why apprentices can tackle skills shortages threating Labour's housing plans
Homeless children living in temporary accommodation in Greater Manchester will get free bus travel to school, Andy Burnham has announced.
Homeless kids in Greater Manchester to get free bus travel
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February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Homeless children living in temporary accommodation in Greater Manchester will get free bus travel to school, Andy Burnham has announced.
The way that Hitler died is fundamentally unique in the history of 20th century dictators. But does that explain his cultural afterlife?
Why has Hitler taken so long to die?
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February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The way that Hitler died is fundamentally unique in the history of 20th century dictators. But does that explain his cultural afterlife?
Beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson hopes her Imagine festival will inspire a new generation of readers.
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson: 'Reading is in danger'
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February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Beloved children’s author Jacqueline Wilson hopes her Imagine festival will inspire a new generation of readers.
We all carry cells from other individuals within us. This discovery, which affects all species with a placenta, is called microchimerism.
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
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February 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
We all carry cells from other individuals within us. This discovery, which affects all species with a placenta, is called microchimerism.
Jenny Cockle, a Childline volunteer counsellor from London, writes about her experience volunteering for the charity.
I'm a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children
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February 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Jenny Cockle, a Childline volunteer counsellor from London, writes about her experience volunteering for the charity.
Safer Internet Day invites us to reflect on what online safety should look like. But does the current regulatory framework work for women?
Safer Internet Day: Why the internet needs to be safer for women
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February 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Safer Internet Day invites us to reflect on what online safety should look like. But does the current regulatory framework work for women?
Box Of Delights examines the BBC at a time when the kids TV department was more or less left to its own ingenious devices.
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review
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February 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Box Of Delights examines the BBC at a time when the kids TV department was more or less left to its own ingenious devices.
The final Julian Barnes novel is not really a novel, more a memoir with the names changed. The hero of Departure(s) is the novelist himself .
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
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February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The final Julian Barnes novel is not really a novel, more a memoir with the names changed. The hero of Departure(s) is the novelist himself .
Hunger in the UK is the scourge that ceases to abate. It's time to build a road map to meaningful and lasting change.
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
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February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Hunger in the UK is the scourge that ceases to abate. It's time to build a road map to meaningful and lasting change.
Sam Delaney has learnt the hard way that pursuing ludicrous plans in a bid to occupy his mind can only end in stress
Time on your hands can cause stress – but I'm learning to lean into it
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February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Sam Delaney has learnt the hard way that pursuing ludicrous plans in a bid to occupy his mind can only end in stress
Fable is back. Developer Playground Games showed off the new video game by demonstrating how players can become a landlord and evict tenants.
New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
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February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Fable is back. Developer Playground Games showed off the new video game by demonstrating how players can become a landlord and evict tenants.
A new study has revealed the ways in which infinite scrolling “steals our joy” – and how we might reclaim it.
Want to stop doomscrolling? Read this
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February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A new study has revealed the ways in which infinite scrolling “steals our joy” – and how we might reclaim it.
The Indian-American novelist chooses five atmospheric thrillers that will keep readers tied up in suspense.
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by novelist Thrity Umrigar
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February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Indian-American novelist chooses five atmospheric thrillers that will keep readers tied up in suspense.
Vertical dramas, or micro dramas are mobile-first stories designed to be binge-watched in one- to two-minute episode.
'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
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February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Vertical dramas, or micro dramas are mobile-first stories designed to be binge-watched in one- to two-minute episode.
Fantasy worlds, eco warriors and Hollywood all provide ample opportunities for humour in these funny books.
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by James Alistair Henry
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February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Fantasy worlds, eco warriors and Hollywood all provide ample opportunities for humour in these funny books.
Big Issue caught up with Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher to talk queer joy, disability activism, and ask to him some Big Questions.
Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy and disability
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February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Big Issue caught up with Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher to talk queer joy, disability activism, and ask to him some Big Questions.
Reform have pitched one of their most remarkable ideas yet. Fund the cutting of the price of a pint by reinstating the two-child benefit cap
Reform's plan to cut 5p off pints is really about British identity
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February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Reform have pitched one of their most remarkable ideas yet. Fund the cutting of the price of a pint by reinstating the two-child benefit cap
Readers respond to Big Issue's on-the-ground investigation into the sewage pollution crisis in the River Roding, London
Water companies dumping sewage in rivers is mind-blowing
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February 9, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Readers respond to Big Issue's on-the-ground investigation into the sewage pollution crisis in the River Roding, London
Bad Language by So Mayer blends memoir and manifesto while exploring the power that words can hold in the hands of oppressors.
Bad Language by So Mayer review
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February 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Bad Language by So Mayer blends memoir and manifesto while exploring the power that words can hold in the hands of oppressors.
This week’s Big Issue is out today! 🗞️
🎂 Trainspotting turns 30
💷 Inside the student debt crisis
⛔️ The art of the road sign
Read a sneak peek at here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🎂 Trainspotting turns 30
💷 Inside the student debt crisis
⛔️ The art of the road sign
Read a sneak peek at here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
This week’s Big Issue is out today! 🗞️
🎂 Trainspotting turns 30
💷 Inside the student debt crisis
⛔️ The art of the road sign
Read a sneak peek at here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🎂 Trainspotting turns 30
💷 Inside the student debt crisis
⛔️ The art of the road sign
Read a sneak peek at here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
AI will accelerate science, transform education and liberate us from dirty, dull and dangerous work. It might even enhance our humanity. Here's how.
Will AI be the end of humanity?
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February 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
AI will accelerate science, transform education and liberate us from dirty, dull and dangerous work. It might even enhance our humanity. Here's how.
"People talk about miscarriage as a medical event," Sam Naughton writes for Big Issue. "For me, it was a bereavement."
My baby died before I even held them – and I was expected to carry on
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February 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"People talk about miscarriage as a medical event," Sam Naughton writes for Big Issue. "For me, it was a bereavement."