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@bigissue.comAfter years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
@bigissue.comEdinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
@bigissue.comThe fate of the high street isn’t just about economic decline. When you lose part of the town that shaped you, you lose part of yourself.
@bigissue.comThis 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
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@bigissue.comReform UK want to overhaul the benefits system to save £50bn. Campaigners have slammed the plans as 'cruel'. Big Issue analyses the plans to see if they'll work.
@bigissue.comMunya Chawawa and Jack Rooke are not just comedy trailblazers. They're also creating positive cultural change as mentors to help young people into the arts
@bigissue.comAs homeless charity Focus4Hope approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Louise Reed shares some of the stories that helped her carry on.
@bigissue.comThousands of artists still spend money they may never recover to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe. We ask performers why they still keep coming back.
@bigissue.comCommunity union Acorn launched a 'Day of Action' to protest the cost of living. Ex-homeless mum Alicia Samuels explains why she took action.
@bigissue.comAfter years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
@bigissue.comEdinburgh may be beautiful, but an Invisible Cities walking tour delivered by a former homeless woman lifts the lid on its darker past.
@bigissue.comLast year, Amelia Dimoldenberg launched her Dimz Inc Academy to increase opportunities for young people. Now she's guest editing Big Issue.
@bigissue.comSince Gordon Brown, every prime minister but one has been turfed out mid-term. Why do Keir Starmer and co last as long as football managers?
@bigissue.comA chance encounter with a youth music charity changed Jordan Stephens' life. Now the Rizzle Kicks star wants to help young people get the same start
@bigissue.com“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. Read more in this week's Big Issue
@bigissue.comGirl Grind UK is on a mission to empower women and non-binary people from minority backgrounds to realise careers in the arts.
@bigissue.comBig Issue spoke to two young people struggling to find work about what their experiences have been like, as Britain faces a crisis with youth unemployment.
@bigissue.comHip hop star and actor Loyle Carner started Chilli Con Carner to teach kids with ADHD how to cook. It's going from strength to strength.
@bigissue.comAndy Burnham said 'I want to lead from the front' as he revealed plan to donate 15% of his prime ministerial salary to homelessness causes.
@bigissue.comAndy Burnham tells Big Issue why he has pledged to offer every person rough sleeping in England a place off the streets by Christmas.
