The Big Issue

The Big Issue is one of Britain’s leading news and cultural magazines. Every week’s edition is packed full of original takes on the biggest issues of the day as well as interviews with the most significant figures in politics and entertainment. The Big Issue was founded 1991 to give people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to earn their own income. We continue to support hundreds of vendors across the UK and all proceeds from sales go to help anyone wanting to lift themselves out of poverty.

Perchance to dream

THE DISPATCH

THE BIG ISSUE

YOUR LETTERS

Cheesy does it

An urgent film for our desperate times

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey • At 16, all he wanted was an Olympic medal, but injuries held him back. Being Nitro from Gladiators has made up for it

SHAPE UP

The benefits of boxing • Jane Couch (above left) became the first licensed female boxer in the UK in 1998, after a long battle in which the British Boxing Board of Control refused to let women box. She says you should give it a try, no matter your background or experience

‘Setting a personal best is a reason to get up in the morning’

‘If they’re hungry, we give them food. No questions asked’

My running epiphany • Our Senior Reporter recalls how she finally fell in love with pounding the pavement

CAMPAIGNING

WITNESS THE FITNESS

WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS

DATA MINING • Wearable tech means we can obsess over step counts, heart rates and sleep quality. But as the volume of information grows, will our craving for fitness data be used for good?

ACCESSIBILITY

TOP TIPS

Golden slumbers

Self Portrait

Parallel lives

TOP 5 Female poets

Conflicting thoughts

2026 PREVIEW The next Hollywood reboot? Awards season

2026 PREVIEW The year ahead in reading, raving and post-rocking

JON RICHARDSON ‘I would say, if possible, Darius gets even worse’ • Ahead of Waterloo Road’s return for a 17th series, its star Jon Richardson stopped by to tell us what’s in store for his meddlesome media studies teacher

ROBIN INCE IS ON THE ROAD

Puzzles

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