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🎤 Freddie Loved Christmas! Queen in Big Issue, special edition 🎁
This week’s Big Issue has a must-read 50th anniversary special on Bohemian Rhapsody – including new interviews with Brian May & Roger Taylor and an exclusive tease of a new Queen live event 👀
On sale Mon 24 Nov! www.bigissueshop.com
This week’s Big Issue has a must-read 50th anniversary special on Bohemian Rhapsody – including new interviews with Brian May & Roger Taylor and an exclusive tease of a new Queen live event 👀
On sale Mon 24 Nov! www.bigissueshop.com
Thea Jaffe is a full-time working mum. Ahead of the autumn budget, she calls for an end to the two-child limit on benefits.
I'm a working mum – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
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November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thea Jaffe is a full-time working mum. Ahead of the autumn budget, she calls for an end to the two-child limit on benefits.
A new 'mansion tax' on homes worth more than £2 million has been announced. The chancellor hopes it will raise £400m per year from 2028.
Mansion tax: Rachel Reeves stops short of council tax overhaul
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November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A new 'mansion tax' on homes worth more than £2 million has been announced. The chancellor hopes it will raise £400m per year from 2028.
Two billion people around the world regularly eat insects for protein. But insects are uncommon on Western menus. Why is that still the case?
Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it's crickets. What happened?
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November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Two billion people around the world regularly eat insects for protein. But insects are uncommon on Western menus. Why is that still the case?
Local housing allowance rates remain frozen despite pleas for Rachel Reeves to help renters on housing benefit ahead of the autumn budget.
Labour keeps local housing allowance freeze at autumn budget
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November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Local housing allowance rates remain frozen despite pleas for Rachel Reeves to help renters on housing benefit ahead of the autumn budget.
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
What benefits can I claim?
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November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
Loneliness is on the rise among all age groups, fuelled by our online lives. The most simple remedy is to start talking to each other
Loneliness is a growing problem. It's time we started talking to each other
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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Loneliness is on the rise among all age groups, fuelled by our online lives. The most simple remedy is to start talking to each other
"Agadoo" is still filling dance floors across the nation. A new documentary, Still Pushing Pineapples, tells the story of the band behind it.
What it's like to sing Agadoo for 40 years
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Agadoo" is still filling dance floors across the nation. A new documentary, Still Pushing Pineapples, tells the story of the band behind it.
Traditional crafts remain a living, vital tradition in Britain – and a crucial part of our present and our future.
Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
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November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Traditional crafts remain a living, vital tradition in Britain – and a crucial part of our present and our future.
🧵1/ Rachel Reeves has delivered the 2025 autumn budget, setting out the government’s economic plans amid Westminster theatre over a pre-speech leak.
If you’re wondering what the budget means for you, Big Issue journalists have you covered. Thread below. ⬇️
If you’re wondering what the budget means for you, Big Issue journalists have you covered. Thread below. ⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🧵1/ Rachel Reeves has delivered the 2025 autumn budget, setting out the government’s economic plans amid Westminster theatre over a pre-speech leak.
If you’re wondering what the budget means for you, Big Issue journalists have you covered. Thread below. ⬇️
If you’re wondering what the budget means for you, Big Issue journalists have you covered. Thread below. ⬇️
We break down exactly how the end to the two-child limit on benefits will impact low-income households in the UK.
What does the end to the two-child limit mean for you?
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We break down exactly how the end to the two-child limit on benefits will impact low-income households in the UK.
Big Issue was among more than 100 organisations to publicly call for an end to the "pernicious" two-child limit on benefits.
Two-child limit scrapped in chancellor's autumn budget
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November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Big Issue was among more than 100 organisations to publicly call for an end to the "pernicious" two-child limit on benefits.
Today’s budget makes a vital first step: ending the two-child benefit limit.
Big Issue founder John Bird responds - and calls for the bold child poverty strategy the UK still urgently needs. Share if you agree and help us fight for every child affected by poverty across the UK.
Big Issue founder John Bird responds - and calls for the bold child poverty strategy the UK still urgently needs. Share if you agree and help us fight for every child affected by poverty across the UK.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today’s budget makes a vital first step: ending the two-child benefit limit.
Big Issue founder John Bird responds - and calls for the bold child poverty strategy the UK still urgently needs. Share if you agree and help us fight for every child affected by poverty across the UK.
Big Issue founder John Bird responds - and calls for the bold child poverty strategy the UK still urgently needs. Share if you agree and help us fight for every child affected by poverty across the UK.
At today’s autumn budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves scrapped the two-child benefit limit, which was first introduced in 2017 by the then Conservative government.
Our senior reporter Isabella McRae and campaigns manager Rhianon Steeds explain what scrapping this measure actually means. 💻
Our senior reporter Isabella McRae and campaigns manager Rhianon Steeds explain what scrapping this measure actually means. 💻
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
At today’s autumn budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves scrapped the two-child benefit limit, which was first introduced in 2017 by the then Conservative government.
Our senior reporter Isabella McRae and campaigns manager Rhianon Steeds explain what scrapping this measure actually means. 💻
Our senior reporter Isabella McRae and campaigns manager Rhianon Steeds explain what scrapping this measure actually means. 💻
Anyone who cares for a child full time in the UK is entitled to claim child benefit. Here's everything you need to know.
What is child benefit and can I claim it?
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November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Anyone who cares for a child full time in the UK is entitled to claim child benefit. Here's everything you need to know.
Electric car company Tesla has offered the South African billionaire a performance-based pay package worth US $1 trillion (£761,910,000,000).
What could Elon Musk do with $1 trillion?
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November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Electric car company Tesla has offered the South African billionaire a performance-based pay package worth US $1 trillion (£761,910,000,000).
🎤 Brian May says it best…
Our first bumper Christmas special is here! Celebrate 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody with new Queen interviews, rare stories & Freddie memories. 📕 Grab your copy of the Big Issue – out now on the streets & bigissueshop.com! 🎁👑
Our first bumper Christmas special is here! Celebrate 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody with new Queen interviews, rare stories & Freddie memories. 📕 Grab your copy of the Big Issue – out now on the streets & bigissueshop.com! 🎁👑
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🎤 Brian May says it best…
Our first bumper Christmas special is here! Celebrate 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody with new Queen interviews, rare stories & Freddie memories. 📕 Grab your copy of the Big Issue – out now on the streets & bigissueshop.com! 🎁👑
Our first bumper Christmas special is here! Celebrate 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody with new Queen interviews, rare stories & Freddie memories. 📕 Grab your copy of the Big Issue – out now on the streets & bigissueshop.com! 🎁👑
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern looks back on her life, from an early religious upbringing to the seat of global politics.
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Where do I find hope? Young people'
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November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern looks back on her life, from an early religious upbringing to the seat of global politics.
Lorna Tallowin developed her company Super Dinky to bring ‘joy’ to parents of premature babies after her own ‘terrifying’ experience.
This premature baby clothes business is shining light on parents with PTSD
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November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Lorna Tallowin developed her company Super Dinky to bring ‘joy’ to parents of premature babies after her own ‘terrifying’ experience.
Athlete and campaigner Issey Kyson is releasing a documentary and national toolkit to expose the barriers facing girls in sport.
Teenage athlete Issey Kyson wants to help girls stay in sport
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November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Athlete and campaigner Issey Kyson is releasing a documentary and national toolkit to expose the barriers facing girls in sport.
Cambridge Building Society transformed typical family home Ferndale Rise to an EPC A rating to slash energy bills and tackle climate crisis.
This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached will see tenants save big on energy bills
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November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Cambridge Building Society transformed typical family home Ferndale Rise to an EPC A rating to slash energy bills and tackle climate crisis.
Anthony Seldon took an 800-mile journey to Auschwitz to provide an alternative to the horrifying tales of the Holocaust.
Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz
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November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Anthony Seldon took an 800-mile journey to Auschwitz to provide an alternative to the horrifying tales of the Holocaust.
The Bevy pub in Moulsecoomb was saved from closure and is run by locals for locals. It has brought the community together in unexpected ways.
How communities are rallying together to breathe new life into dying pubs
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November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The Bevy pub in Moulsecoomb was saved from closure and is run by locals for locals. It has brought the community together in unexpected ways.
A new book provides a comprehensive record of the punk sensibility beyond the co-opted aesthetic and mythologised roots.
Whatever happened to punk?
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A new book provides a comprehensive record of the punk sensibility beyond the co-opted aesthetic and mythologised roots.
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
What benefits can I claim?
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November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Navigating social security can be daunting. Here's what you need to know about what benefits you could claim.
Big Grow is not just about tomatoes and courgettes; it’s about connection, empowerment and hope; giving people the tools to help themselves.
How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience
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November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Big Grow is not just about tomatoes and courgettes; it’s about connection, empowerment and hope; giving people the tools to help themselves.