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How a new electric van is helping Oxfordshire's over-50s to keep fit
A man wearing a white sports top and light trousers stands smiling next to a grey Citroën ë-Berlingo van with “Living in Fitness” and “Driving Change for Good” branding. The van is parked at an electric vehicle charging station with a Fastned charger in the background. The setting is an outdoor charging area with a covered structure and trees with autumn foliage.
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How a new electric van is helping Oxfordshire's over-50s to keep fit

Discover how Living in Fitness founder Carl Davis is using the Citroën ë-Berlingo Van to grow his business, support his community, and balance family life—all while embracing the benefits of electric driving.
We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do... anything?
Healthcare workers march through London during the pandemic. Image: Unsplash
Five years since the pandemic

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do... anything?

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Stock image of a calculator with papers and a laptop
Payslip

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions

Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life
Letters

Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
10Foot Takeover

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?

I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before
10Foot Takeover

I'm a market gardener. Here's why you've probably never really tasted a tomato before

Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds
Five years since the pandemic

Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
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Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently
B Corp Month

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently

'We're committed to being a force for good': Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better
B Corp Month

'We're committed to being a force for good': Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances
Letters

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'
Dogs

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'

Revealed: How 'sinister' lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Cost of childcare/ Image of abortion protest
Abortion

Revealed: How 'sinister' lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Emergency fund

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund

Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels
Letters

Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels

'You're not a priority if you don't have money': Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
Autism

'You're not a priority if you don't have money': Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment

"It's more than just a phone": How digital access is transforming life for Big Issue vendors
A Big Issue vendor named James sits smiling in his wheelchair, holding magazines and a phone. He wears glasses, a red Big Issue beanie, and a dark jacket. The image is surrounded by illustrated elements including a large smartphone displaying glucose monitoring data (showing 10.7 mmol/L), hearts, and cartoon figures using phones. The background is pink with yellow and white decorative lines. The giffgaff and Big Issue Group logos appear in the top right, with the tagline 'Connecting people to their potential'
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"It's more than just a phone": How digital access is transforming life for Big Issue vendors

Letters: Starmer and co aren't changemakers – they're change-talkers 
Letters

Letters: Starmer and co aren't changemakers – they're change-talkers 

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We're still learning from him after 100 years
Edinburgh

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We're still learning from him after 100 years

There're many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
NHS

There're many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
Soaps

The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
Vaping

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?

36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in February half term
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Cost of living crisis

36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in February half term

It's Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him
Random Acts of Kindness

It's Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him

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