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King Charles appears on Big Issue front cover to launch food poverty campaign on 75th birthday

Housing and homelessness publication will feature the monarch in its forthcoming issue

The Independent UK

King to appear on cover of Big Issue ahead of 75th birthday

Charles writes in the magazine about the importance of finding practical ways to bridge the gap between food waste and food need.

The Independent UK

King to feature on the front page of Big Issue ahead of 75th birthday

Charles will appear on the front of the magazine to mark the launch of the Coronation Food Project.

The Independent UK

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Big Issue says it need public help more than ever ahead of ‘unprecedented poverty crisis’

Founder Lord John Bird has warned this winter will be harder than ever for those struggling

The Independent UK

Big Issue calls for public help ahead of ‘unprecedented poverty crisis’

Founder Lord John Bird has warned this winter will be harder than ever for those struggling.

The Independent UK

Big Issue launches digital scheme to boost magazine sales

The organisation is also unveiling a shopfront mural in Shoreditch, London.

The Independent UK

Prince William reunites with Big Issue seller as he launches plan to end homelessness

Prince William talked of his "excitement" at launching a five-year project with the aim of ending long-term homelessness in the UK and reunited with a Big Issue seller he sold copies alongside last year

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10% increase in people selling the Big Issue

Demand for food and fuel support from vendors had increased sevenfold in the past year

Wales Online

Number of Big Issue vendors up 10% in a year

The organisation’s investment arm made 132 investments into social enterprises and charities in 2022, supporting 2.1 million people in the UK.

The Independent UK

Big Issue North to close after 30 years

Publisher says reduced town centre footfall and higher costs mean regional edition is no longer viable

The Guardian - UK

Manchester-based Big Issue North to close down as pandemic and soaring costs mean it's 'no longer financially viable'

Big Issue vendors will now sell a national version of the weekly magazine across the north

Manchester Evening News

David Cameron's brother dies at 59 as ex-Prime Minister mourns his 'role model'

Barrister Alexander Cameron had been battling cancer since his diagnosis in 2020, which led to him stepping down from the bar after an accomplished career spanning 30 years

Daily Mirror

Chancellor accused of prioritising potholes over social care and homelessness

Jeremy Hunt ‘spurned the opportunity to invest more in social care’ and ‘stuck his head in the sand’ on homelessness, organisations said.

The Independent UK

Big Issue founder fears more professionals could fall into homelessness

Lord Bird said it ‘frightens’ him to think of people declining into an ‘underclass’.

The Independent UK

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The Crown's Princess Diana and Prince William actors share a laugh as they film new scenes

Elizabeth Debicki and Rufus Kampa, who play Princess Diana and a young Prince William in The Crown, have been spotted sharing a laugh as they film the next series of the Netflix smash

Wales Online

Big Issue seller numbers up due to cost-of-living pressures, says founder

There has been a 10 per cent increase in the number of vendors out on the streets

Wales Online

More people are selling the Big Issue due to cost of living, says its founder

There were 3,642 vendors in 2022 compared to 3,296 the year before, figures from the Big Issue Group show.

The Independent UK

Big Issue seller numbers up due to cost-of-living pressures, says founder

Almost 900 people signed up to sell the magazine last year for the first time.

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Big Issue was pushed to brink by pandemic, says founder

John Bird also calling on government to curb surge in homelessness by preventing eviction of tenants who cannot pay their rent

Daily Mirror

Big Issue founder pleads 'save family from homeless fate I suffered as child'

The anti-poverty campaigner's family were turfed out of their home at Christmas in the 1950s - now, seven decades on, history looks set to repeat itself

The Independent UK

Big Issue founder says Government needs to ‘get off its rear’

Lord Bird said people face slipping into poverty and homelessness.

The Independent UK

‘Huge increase’ in Big Issue vendors needing help during cost-of-living crisis

The organisation renewed its call to the public to support by subscribing or making a contribution through the Big Issue Foundation.

The National (Scotland)

Scots schoolkid wins competition to design Big Issue's Christmas cover

A YOUNG Scot has won this year’s competition to design the Christmas cover of the Big Issue with his colourful picture of a snowman dressed as…

The Independent UK

Free sim cards for Big Issue vendors

Virgin Media O2 has announced it will be working with the Big Issue Group to support all the magazine’s vendors.

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