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I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
Grace fled FGM in Guinea. For our refugees at Christmas series, she shares her story
How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
How Big Issue tackled Christmas over three decades of publishing
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
Top Stories
The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’
The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’
The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: ‘People aren’t robots. They can’t keep going’
The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: ‘People aren’t robots. They can’t keep going’
Cost of living crisis
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
Housing
Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Building Safety Regulator delays leaving leaseholders in limbo: ‘It’s stressful and upsetting’
Building Safety Regulator delays leaving leaseholders in limbo: ‘It’s stressful and upsetting’
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Our vendors
Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Christmas special!
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Employment
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Insecure work and the gig economy: Employment in Britain worse than reported, study finds
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Social justice
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women’s football: ‘What does women’s football not give you?’
Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women’s football: ‘What does women’s football not give you?’
The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: ‘People aren’t robots. They can’t keep going’
The life of a Royal Mail postal worker at Christmas: ‘People aren’t robots. They can’t keep going’
Activism
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Environment
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain’s rivers until 2040. No, seriously
