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We ignore 'forgotten' diseases like leprosy at our peril
Diseases

We ignore 'forgotten' diseases like leprosy at our peril

Though the international development budget has been slashed, there is every possibility however that diseases once regarded as ‘tropical’ could come to the UK
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Letters

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
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Gender pay gap

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we're just left to get on with it
Kinship care

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we're just left to get on with it

The NHS is the 'big winner' from Reeves' spending review – but there will be 'difficult trade-offs'
Spending Review

The NHS is the 'big winner' from Reeves' spending review – but there will be 'difficult trade-offs'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours
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Advertorial

Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK
Letters

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
Mental health

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change
Mental health

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
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Disability benefits

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
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Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Cost of living crisis

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Debt

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

Letters: Is it any surprise there's a lack of patience with Labour?
Letters

Letters: Is it any surprise there's a lack of patience with Labour?

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
Lockdown

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation

People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV's Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse
Childhood dreams

People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV's Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society
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Money

The benefits, dangers and impacts of a cashless society

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
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Buy now, pay later

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

Letters: Pensioners like me are privileged to receive a triple-lock pension
Letters

Letters: Pensioners like me are privileged to receive a triple-lock pension

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
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Domestic abuse

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
Letters

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine's frontline
Ukraine war

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine's frontline

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists
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Food

Children need more Welsh veg on their plates, Future Generations Commissioner insists

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
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Money

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

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