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This week’s Big Issue is out today!
🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?
Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?
Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
As more evidence exposes the reality of asylum hotels, it’s clear they were never about protection, writes RAMFEL's Layla Hussain.
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
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November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
As more evidence exposes the reality of asylum hotels, it’s clear they were never about protection, writes RAMFEL's Layla Hussain.
Rachel Reeves is likely to raise taxes in her autumn budget, but she has different levers she could pull to do this.
Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes. What does it mean for you?
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November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Rachel Reeves is likely to raise taxes in her autumn budget, but she has different levers she could pull to do this.
168 key songs from the Manic Street Preachers' career are examined, with contributions from the band themselves.
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review
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November 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
168 key songs from the Manic Street Preachers' career are examined, with contributions from the band themselves.
The debut novel by Kim de l’Horizon explores family trees, ageing and the burden of transgenerational trauma.
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
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November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The debut novel by Kim de l’Horizon explores family trees, ageing and the burden of transgenerational trauma.
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people have received eviction notices from their care homes in the last year, the Big Issue has found.
Revealed: Thousands of elderly people evicted from care homes every year
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November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people have received eviction notices from their care homes in the last year, the Big Issue has found.
Daniel-Day Lewis has returned to acting with Anemone, directed by his son, Ronan. And he's coming out fighting.
Daniel Day-Lewis: 'Any time Brian Cox wants to talk... I’m easy to find'
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Daniel-Day Lewis has returned to acting with Anemone, directed by his son, Ronan. And he's coming out fighting.
Tom, 22, lost his home and his job just days before Christmas. He tells Big Issue what it's like to experience hidden homelessness.
This is what it's like to fall into hidden homelessness
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November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Tom, 22, lost his home and his job just days before Christmas. He tells Big Issue what it's like to experience hidden homelessness.
Sam Delaney thought he was too grown-up and sensible to take stock at 50. Then he asked to ChatGPT to rate his life choices...
I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn't like what it told me
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November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sam Delaney thought he was too grown-up and sensible to take stock at 50. Then he asked to ChatGPT to rate his life choices...
Cosmic Rhapsody takes complex science – astrophysics, chemistry, the search for new worlds – and turns it into something people can feel.
What if the same science that takes us to space holds the key to saving our planet?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Cosmic Rhapsody takes complex science – astrophysics, chemistry, the search for new worlds – and turns it into something people can feel.
Joanna Page was working at a shoe shop and ready to quit acting when she landed the lead role in Gavin & Stacey.
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I was finished with acting'
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November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Joanna Page was working at a shoe shop and ready to quit acting when she landed the lead role in Gavin & Stacey.
To work out whether churches had a future, writer and Anglican priest Fergus Butler-Gallie delved into their past.
I can never walk past a church without going in
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November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
To work out whether churches had a future, writer and Anglican priest Fergus Butler-Gallie delved into their past.
In 2023, Nemo won Eurovision with 'The Code', a drum and bass banger about accepting their gender. Now, they're releasing their debut album.
Eurovision winner Nemo: 'Social media apps are harming us'
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November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In 2023, Nemo won Eurovision with 'The Code', a drum and bass banger about accepting their gender. Now, they're releasing their debut album.
Joel Edgerton stars in Train Dreams, about an ordinary man in an ordinary life, one of the unsung heroes who built America.
oel Edgerton: 'What is the meaning of this life that we have?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Joel Edgerton stars in Train Dreams, about an ordinary man in an ordinary life, one of the unsung heroes who built America.
Anyone who cares for a child full time in the UK is entitled to claim child benefit. Here's everything you need to know.
What is child benefit and can I claim it?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Anyone who cares for a child full time in the UK is entitled to claim child benefit. Here's everything you need to know.
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
What benefits can I claim?
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November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
An affectionate parody of hapless rockers, This Is Spinal Tap, is now part of the cultural fabric as a new book by its creators explores.
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review
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November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
An affectionate parody of hapless rockers, This Is Spinal Tap, is now part of the cultural fabric as a new book by its creators explores.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
DECK THE WALLS Big Issue x Jealous Gallery x Sara Pope
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
💥 50% of profits go to Big Issue, supporting our work to end poverty across the UK.
🎁 Get yours jealousgallery.com/collecti...
'From the Ashes, I Rose' depicts the stories of patients from the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Amman, Jordan.
How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in the Middle East
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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
'From the Ashes, I Rose' depicts the stories of patients from the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Amman, Jordan.
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
What benefits can I claim?
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November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Stewart:
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Christmas, you can make a difference for vendors like Stewart:
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
❤️ Buy a magazine from your local vendor
🎁 Buy a £36.99 Vendor Support Kit on our website
And don’t forget to stop and talk to your local vendor. A small chat can make a big difference.
👉 bigissue.com/christmas
Gen Z are turning their backs on the established career path and making their own way in the world with innovative side hustles.
Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
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November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Gen Z are turning their backs on the established career path and making their own way in the world with innovative side hustles.
Millions in cash comes after Big Issue reported hundreds of veterans could face homelessness as doubts over scheme's future mounted.
Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Millions in cash comes after Big Issue reported hundreds of veterans could face homelessness as doubts over scheme's future mounted.
As COP30 begins, Peter Waddup of The Leprosy Mission calls on world leaders to listen to those on the frontline of the climate crisis.
Climate justice cannot wait – COP30 must hear the voices from the frontline
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November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
As COP30 begins, Peter Waddup of The Leprosy Mission calls on world leaders to listen to those on the frontline of the climate crisis.
Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
3 things Labour must do to help record-high number of homeless families
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
It's not easy being vegan in the current climate. But as some restaurants close, others remain defiantly open and are thriving.
The inconvenient truth about the anti-vegan backlash
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November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It's not easy being vegan in the current climate. But as some restaurants close, others remain defiantly open and are thriving.