💛 Buy this weeks edition of Big Issue, featuring cover star @ksi, from your local vendor. YouTuber, musician, entrepreneur and talent scout, KSI has worn plenty of hats. Now he’s added another to the list: part-owner of Dagenham & Redbridge FC. He told us all about his new role in this week’s magazine 🗞️

This week's Big Issue is out today! Inside: 👁️ Big tech is watching you 🗣️ Escaping modern slavery 🤖 Do we really need all these data centres? Buy a copy from your local vendor today – and read a sneak peek here. bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

'Everyone's capable of recovery with some hope' Deputy Editor of Big Issue, Liam Geraghty, sat down with Andy Burnham to discuss his plan to end homelessness by Christmas. 👉 Read the full interview in this week's magazine 💛 Buy from your local vendor or online

📣 Need. Resources. Put them together. Bringing empty homes back into use is 2.6 times cheaper than building new. It’s also quicker and greener 💚 The facts are: 👉 There are more than 309,000 long-term empty homes in England. 👉135,580 households are living in unsuitable temporary accommodation in England. 👉1.34 million households are on local authority social housing waiting lists. Big Issue is calling on government to publish a national Empty Homes Strategy to help tackle the housing crisis. 🏠 Find out more: bigissue.com/campaign-with-t…

Vote For Light - Jamie Reid 👉 What's your big issue? To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is. Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/… This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up's Paste, Present, Future project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.

This Machine Kills Fascists - Grow Up 👉 What's your big issue? To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is. Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/… This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up's Paste, Present, Future project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.

For 35 years, we've been giving people a hand up not a hand out. Andy Burnham reflects on this history of Big Issue, and the generosity of the public that supports us and vendors nationwide. 'What Colin always used to say to me is just how wonderful people are, the generosity of the public' 👉 Read Andy Burnham's full interview in this week's magazine. 💛 Buy it from your local vendor or online

'Now our commitment to homelessness is there, let's see what we can do' Watch Andy Burnham speak on his commitment to ending homelessness by Christmas. 'I'm standing here as Prime Minister, and I'm saying to you, this will remain a policy for as long as I'm in this job' 👉 Read our full interview with Andy Burnham in this week's edition of Big Issue 💛 Get your copy from your local vendor, or buy it online

"We're like a telephone box. We're part of a British institution. We are Big Issue and we're a voice." 📍 Kelvin Gregory sells Big Issue outside Somerset House, London (Mon - Fri) and on Lordship Lane, Dulwich (Saturday) 🎈 Kelvin has been selling the magazine since its inception in 1991, the perfect person to tell us how Big Issue has changed over the last 35 years "The magazines were just banded and the ink was bloody wet. The ink used to come off on your hands" "Before people might think it was a scam. Now with all the official stuff, the logo... we've learned from our mistakes" 🗞️ Vendors buy each magazine for £2.50 and sell it for £5, keeping the profit on every sale. ➡️ Read the full interview: bigissue.com/news/big-issue-…

🎈 1,735 Big Issues in 35 years For 35 years, we've been been helping to grow opportunity with a hand up, not a hand out. To celebrate our birthday, Big Issue founder John Bird looked through some of his favourite covers. 🎉 Here's to another 35 years! 💛 Support Big Issue. Buy from your local vendor or subscribe online.

No War - Anthony Burrill 👉 What's your big issue? To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, @grow_up_art_ invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is. Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/… This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up's Paste, Present, Future project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their 'big issue' - all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.

Who gave you a hand up? For Big Issue ambassador Kwajo Tweneboa, it's friend Sarah. For 35 years Big Issue has been helping people create opportunity with a hand up, not a hand out. In celebration of our birthday, we want to know who's given you a hand up. A parent? Friend? Colleague? Teacher? Mentor? 📣 Share the story of how they helped you in the comments, or write your own post using #bighandup 💛 Anyone who writes a #bighandup has a chance of being featured in one of our future magazines! Comment down below 👇👇

Bryan Adams is our newest Big Issue Ambassador! In September 1991, when the first Big Issues were sold on the streets of London, Bryan Adams ruled the charts with the epic (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. 35 years on from Big Issue’s formation and his record-breaking anthem, he joins us as our newest Big Issue Ambassador. 🗣️ Bryan said: “Big kudos to Big Issue for everything you do. “I want people to understand that when they see a Big Issue vendor, they see someone selling the Big Issue, how important it is to contribute if you can. Because you are helping somebody who is trying to help themselves.” Find out more in this week’s magazine 👉 get it from your local vendor, or on bigissueshop.com if you can’t reach one

This week's Big Issue is out today! Inside: 🤝 35 years of a hand up 🏠 Inside Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping plan 🎤 Meet our new Ambassador, Bryan Adams Buy a copy from your local vendor today – and read a sneak peek at here 👀. bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

35 years ago this week, the first copies of the Big Issue appeared on Britain's streets. It was a radical idea. Not charity. Not a handout. It was a #bighandup. The chance for someone struggling to earn their own money, on their own terms. 35 years later, that idea is still changing lives. Earlier this week, the BBC spoke to several Big Issue vendors about what selling the magazine has meant to them. Watch the full video here 👇 💛 Support Big Issue. Buy from your local vendor or subscribe online.

Hands up for a special Harry Styles covered Big Issue. Pre-order your copy now 🪩 To commemorate the final dates of his Together, Together shows, Harry Styles has worked with Big Issue to create a special collector’s cover, with photos from the show and details of the 2027 dates. Big Issue is a social enterprise that offers opportunity with hand up, not a hand out, helping people to work their way out of poverty. Magazines are bought at cost price by vendors who sell on and keep the profit. It's incredibly powerful that Harry Styles has chosen to exclusively mark the announcement with Big Issue. Be like Harry and show your support by buying a copy of the magazine. The latest edition will be available to buy from Monday from your local vendor, or pre-order online today. 💛 Pre-order you copy today: bigissueshop.com/collection/… #TogetherTogether2027 #HarryStyles #kissallthetimediscooccasionally

Gloria – Shuby 👉 What’s your big issue? To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, Grow Up Art invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is. This print and many more are available to buy in our shop Buy now 👉 click the link: bigissueshop.com/collection/… This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up’s Paste, Present, Future project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their ‘big issue’ – all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.

“Big Issue saved my life and I feel like I’m giving something back to them now” 📍 Robin Price sells Big Issue outside Co-Op, Pembrokeshire. “I’ve done quite a lot of work for Big Issue. It’s been tremendous to me over the years. Without them, I would be dead by now.” ➡️Read the full interview: bigissue.com/vendors/big-iss…

Who's given you a hand up? ✋ For 35 years Big Issue has been helping to grow opportunity with a hand up, not a hand out. To celebrate the power of a hand up, we want to know who's given you a hand up. A parent? Friend? Colleague? Teacher? Mentor? 📣 Share the story of how they helped you in the comments, or write your own post using #bighandup 💛 Anyone who writes a #bighandup has a chance of being featured in one of our future magazines! Comment below 👇

Who’s given you a hand up? 👉 For KSI , it’s rapper and music producer Sway For 35 years Big Issue has been helping people create opportunity with a hand up, not a hand out. In celebration of our birthday, we want to know who’s given you a hand up. A parent? Friend? Colleague? Teacher? Mentor? 📣 Share the story of how they helped you in the comments, or write your own post using #bighandup 💛 Anyone who writes a #bighandup has a chance of being featured in one of our future magazines! Comment down below 👇👇

More Fear - Stanley Donwood 👉 What’s your big issue? To celebrate 35 years of Big Issue, Grow Up Art invited 35 artists to create a piece of work to show what their big issue is. This print and many more are available to buy in our shop Buy now 👉 bigissueshop.com/collection/… This exclusive artwork has been created for Grow up’s Paste, Present, Future project, in collaboration with UNCLE. 25% will be paid to Big Issue to support people experiencing poverty in the UK. Grow up invited artists to create work based on their ‘big issue’ – all views expressed in their work belong to the artist.

35 years ago, the first copies of the Big Issue appeared on Britain's streets. It was a radical idea. Not charity. Not a handout. It was a #BIGHandUp. This week, the BBC spoke to several Big Issue vendors about what selling the magazine has meant to them. 👉 Read the article: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz…

This week's Big Issue is out today! Inside: ✊ The art of protest 📝 Life as a NEET 📷 The many faces of homelessness Buy a copy from your local vendor today – and read a sneak peek here 👀. bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

📣 We're calling on the government to make temporary and emergency housing pet-friendly by default. 🏠🐾 The Renter's Rights Act has banned automatic "no pets" clauses in tenancy agreements from private landlords. Meanwhile only 1 in 10 hostels allow pets, so when someone experiencing homelessness is offered accommodation by their local authority, their pet will most likely not be allowed. 👉 Help us keep all pet and pet-owners together. ✍️ Sign the petition: bigissue.com/home/your-pet-o…

"Maybe the worst moment of my life" David Baddiel, Alzheimer's Society ambassador, recalls one of the most difficult moments of his life: the day he and his brother had to tell their father that their mother had died. Baddiel's father, Colin, lived with Pick's disease, a rare form of dementia. In our full interview, Baddiel and Chris Snell, who became his father's primary carer at 19, discuss the realities of caring for loved ones with dementia. Read the full conversation in this week's issue. 💙

🏠🐾 Would you choose safe accommodation over your pet? We're calling on the government to make temporary and emergency housing pet-friendly by default ✍️ Help us reach 10,000 signatures. Sign the petition: bigissue.com/home/your-pet-o…

"He just burst into tears. That was the turning point for me." 💙 As World Alzheimer's Month begins, watch David Baddiel, Alzheimer's Society ambassador, and Chris Snell open up about their fathers' experiences of living with dementia and their own experiences caring for them 🗞️ Read the full interview in this week's issue, where we're giving a platform to people living with dementia and those caring for loved ones.

🐾 "He's like my son, I'm not giving him away." 1/10 hostels allow pets. For people experiencing homelessness, this means facing the decision of choosing between their pet or a home. We're calling on the government to make temporary and emergency housing pet-friendly by default. ✍️ Help us reach 10,000 signatures: bigissue.com/home/your-pet-o…

This week’s Big Issue is out today!   🗓️ 128 days to end rough sleeping 🛍️ Can we save the high street? ✉️ Natalie Imbruglia’s Letter to my Younger Self Buy a copy from your local vendor – and read a sneak peek here. 🗞️ bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

Did you know Andy Burhnam once spent the day selling the Big Issue? In 2023, Andy donned one of our red tabards to join vendor Colin on his pitch in Manchester, trying his hand at shifting some magazines. This week, that photo resurfaced on his social channels as he announced a major new commitment to help end homelessness, backed by significant investment. We welcome this announcement, and are grateful to Andy Burnham for taking the time to meet Colin and experience selling the Big Issue.

“No matter how many times I fall off this bike, I’m just going to keep going.” Whether she’s learning to ride a motorbike or breaking into an industry not built with disabled people in mind, Bella Roberts has the same approach: keep going. Living with primary lymphoedema, Bella has navigated barriers, setbacks and countless rejections while pursuing her dream career in film and TV. Today, she’s inspiring more than a million followers across her different social platforms by sharing the realities of life in post-production. Read the full story in this week’s Big Issue, guest edited by Amelia Dimoldenberg. ✨ ❤️Get a copy from your local vendor, or visit bigissue.com if you can’t reach one.

10 years of Chilli Con Carner 🌶️ This week, Loyle Carner talks to Big Issue about ADHD, community and why every young person deserves somewhere they can feel good at something Read more in this week's issue, guest-edited by Amelia Dimoldenberg ⭐ Available now from your local vendor ❤️

Young people deserve better. So what can we do about it? This week, Amelia Dimoldenberg takes over as The Big Issue’s special guest editor! 💫 She’s put together The Opportunity Issue – exploring how we can create more opportunities for the next generation. Pick up your copy from a local vendor today! 🗞️

“I’ve got ischemic heart disease, so sitting in the sun will affect my breathing. I can only stand it for about 5-10 minutes and then I’m gone.” ☀️ Big Issue sales have fallen by an average of 20% nationwide during the heatwave. ➡️Read the full article: bigissue.com/news/heatwaves-…

Is it embarrassing to wear a Big Issue tabard? Sam thought it was when he started selling the Big Issue. But now, he thinks it’s the turning point that helped him sort his life out. “It’s the key to why I’m still here. I would be dead right now if it weren’t for doing this job.”

"Hope that things can change. Hope that you can still stand. Hope that people enjoy taking the piss. Hope that independence is still possible in politics." What does @CountBinface actually stand for? We sat down with the intergalactic space warrior ahead of the Clacton by-election to talk politics, protest and the power of not taking everything too seriously. 🔗 Read the full interview bigissue.com/news/politics/c…

This week’s Big Issue is out today! Inside: 🗑️ Count Binface talks trash 💷 How do councils really spend homelessness prevention cash? 👣 The world’s longest walk Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

Some call it "white gold" ⚡ Lithium powers our phones, laptops and electric cars, and Cornwall is sitting on a significant supply. As the world moves away from fossil fuels, the region is hoping for a mining revival. But can lithium really transform Cornwall's economy?

In Leeds, people born at one end of the famous Otley Run are expected to live around 14 years longer than those at the other. 🎥 Watch the video and read more: bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

“Selling the Big Issue saved my life” 📍 Rodney Lyall sells Big Issue outside Grove Post Office, Bournemouth “It helped me to get off the streets and live a productive life. I can’t praise Big Issue enough.” ➡️Read the full interview on our website: bigissue.com/vendors/rodney-…

This week's Big Issue is out today - with an exclusive cover by Philip Colbert!🦞 Fifty signed A3 limited-edition prints of the cover image are available to buy via Jealous Gallery. All proceeds will go toward's Big Issue's mission to end homelessness and poverty 👀

How are councils really spending Labour's Homelessness Prevention Grant? 👉 Read our investigation for free on Substack: biggestissue.substack.com

🚴‍♂️ ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug.’ As the Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow, Team GB Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy reflects on living with cancer, staying active and focusing on what matters most 🔗 bigissue.com/culture/sir-chr…

“I would never have dreamed that Big Issue could be as profound as it was. It got me up in the morning.” 📍Simon Denis sells Big Issue outside Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London ➡️Read the full interview: bigissue.com/vendors/simon-d… 📸 Molly Harris

Sam’s turned his life around in the last 20 months. He credits some of that change to the Big Issue: “I could put so much of that down to the Big Issue and how supportive they've been.” 💛 Follow us for more vendor stories

This week's issue is out now! Inside: 🚲 The legendary Chris Hoy ⚽ Street football and hope 🍺 What a Leeds pub crawl reveals about life expectancy Buy a copy from your local vendor today! And read a sneak peak here 👀 ⤵️ bigissue.com/behind-the-scen…

As Big Issue celebrates 35 years, we're handing the mic to you 🎤 Have a question you'd like to ask our founder John Bird? Drop it in the comments below and we'll select five to put to him on camera👇

“Now I’m clean and it’s me and my dog. I’m happy, I like selling Big Issue.” 📍 Russell Trimby sells Big Issue outside John Lewis, Reading ➡️Read the full interview on our website: bigissue.com/vendors/big-iss…

📺 Our founder, John Bird, was on Sky News yesterday talking about new PM Andy Burnham. What would John do if he were Prime Minister? 👉 Save to spend. Invest in lasting solutions, not short-term fixes.

👉 Andy Burnham has pledged to end rough sleeping. Our founder, John Bird, was asked on Sky News whether it can be done. Here's his answer.