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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

As conscious beings, Geddes believed, people could work together through social action and culture to change the future
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

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
Cost of living crisis

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
Letters

Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous

How do you kiss a Tory? Here's what your political beliefs mean for your sex life
Relationships

How do you kiss a Tory? Here's what your political beliefs mean for your sex life

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'

Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'
Photo shows several people standing with easels as part of The Food Foundation's Broken Plate exhibition
Food

Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
Community

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way
Letters

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
Sustainable Travel

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport

Past and future: How Citroën and Big Issue changemakers are driving change for good
Advertorial

Past and future: How Citroën and Big Issue changemakers are driving change for good

Letters: We are in an existential planetary emergency!
Letters

Letters: We are in an existential planetary emergency!

Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries
Letters

Letters: We should embrace the decline in population in the most polluting countries

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok's 'Sleepmaxxing' trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
school uniform illustration
School uniforms

How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that
Baby banks

Too many babies don't have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that

Letters: Disabled people shouldn't need to be Paralympians to have dignity
Letters

Letters: Disabled people shouldn't need to be Paralympians to have dignity

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Debt

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here's how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here's how to stop the social media brain rot

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know
a woman's hands over a calculator and papers on a desk
benefits

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know

Child tax credit: Do you qualify?
a view of the back of a toddler's head while they play with a paper clock stuck to a white wall
benefits

Child tax credit: Do you qualify?

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