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Two English councils have made an urgent plea to the UK government for millions of pounds to stave off bankruptcy, marking a milestone in the housing crisis and the battle facing local authorities to stay afloat. Both Eastbourne and Medway councils a

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley are quite the duo. On screen or off screen, they are like firecrackers in each other’s presence. When they get together with The Big Issue, to be in their presence – even on a video call from different parts of the co

There are many ways to fight homelessness but, in one small gym in Sheffield, mixed martial arts are the unique weapon of choice. MMA might conjure up images of UFC and cage matches but a small project led by Sheffield Hallam University researcher Ma

In a bar in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Russian soldiers left behind the message: “It ain’t a war crime if you had fun.” A note in the village of Velyka Komyshuvakha reads: “There are two answers to all questions about Ukraine 1. It didn’t hap

At 16, I had one passion and that was football. For a lot of athletes, that is what separates us from our friends. Our focus, our drive, our sacrifice and also the luxury of knowing what we want to do. Getting there and doing it is the difficult part

The first solo exhibition by young disabled artist Erin Keogh is open for viewing in Glasgow now. A participant in arts charity Project Ability’s Create programme, her work is bold, energetic and colourful. With the assistance of her mother Fiona, Er

I was 10 years old when I discovered that my great-great aunt had been murdered. I can vividly remember the day: I was looking through my grandparents’ old photographs, when I came across a black-and-white image of a man and a woman, posing for a for

Lanre Fehintola and I met over 30 years ago, two young idealistic photojournalists wanting to change the world, running around with our cameras, obsessed with the idea of immersive photography. There’s a famous saying from photographer Robert Capa, “

I remember staying up late one night when I was about nine years old to watch a documentary on BBC Northern Ireland about how local theatre companies dealt with the issue of the Troubles. It was 1985 and I’ve no idea why I was allowed to stay up late

An idea from our vendor Paul Logan has kickstarted a collection of recipes designed to make budgets stretch further without compromising on taste. We asked readers to send in their own ideas, and this week it’s a lentil stew Rosy Hunt in Norwich sen

1. The case of one who stayed on for breakfast? (9,3)9. Disturbed or lent men for registration (9)10. Bluish-grey metal shooter (3)11. Flair of Peter, a revolutionary (7)12. Not so cool by the Spanish inn (5)13. A few words about talons, we hear (6)1

BRIGITTA CLAUDIA, 32 I started selling The Big Issue because I was trying to get a job and nothing would come through for me. A friend referred me. I’ve been selling the magazine for more than six years. I’ve been outside M&S on Argyle Street for ar

Many claim to have seen Bigfoot, but few outside Japan’s Mount Zao have seen the region’s colossal snow monsters up close. The ‘juhyo’ (as they are called in Japanese) are, alas, not actual fee-fi-fo-fum giants, but rather massive fir trees trapped w