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1,000 Big Issue sellers now accept cashless payment

The Big Issue has equipped 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology as part of a drive to help the magazine’s sellers become cashless, it has been announced. Contactless payments can be made on the vendors’ mobile devices via the Zettle by ...

06 May 2022 at 01:25

Former Big Issue seller now runs multi-million pound fashion firm

A former Big Issue vendor who now runs his own multi-million pound sustainable fashion firm has spoken about how his time selling the magazine helped him start his business. Philip Waltham sold the magazine for three years in Clerkenwell and ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Big Issue plans to tackle skills gap

Four out of five people believe the UK has a skills gap, new research suggests. The Big Issue Group said its survey of 1,700 adults showed strong support for its plans to launch a new recruitment service supporting marginalised people to ...

27 Jun 2022 at 01:01

BT denies union claims that staff have set up food bank for colleagues

Communications giant BT has denied a union’s claims that call centre staff have set up a foodbank to help them during the cost-of-living crisis. The Tyneside CommunitEE pantry was set up by staff at EE – owned by BT – and offered ...

24 Jun 2022 at 11:28

Praise for ‘humble’ William as future king seen selling The Big Issue in London

The Duke of Cambridge has been spotted selling copies of The Big Issue in central London. William was pictured in an official Big Issue red baseball cap and red gilet-style jacket holding the magazine in the Westminster area of ...

10 Jun 2022 at 00:07

Special schools edition of The Big Issue launched

The Big Issue is publishing a special edition of its magazine giving young people a platform to raise awareness of the issues they care about. Pupils at 13 schools across Scotland will be selling the special edition in their ...

16 May 2022 at 01:25

Chancellor accused of pushing more people into poverty

The Chancellor has been accused of pushing more people into poverty or even onto the streets. Lord Bird, founder of The Big Issue magazine, said austerity was too expensive for the country, warning that balancing the books ...

17 Nov 2022 at 17:00

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

The Big Issue has reported a huge increase in the number of its vendors needing help to pay for food and fuel. The organisation renewed its call to the public to support by subscribing or making a contribution through the ...

15 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Number of Big Issue vendors up 10% in a year

The Big Issue Group has reported an increase in the number of vendors selling its magazine as well as more people engaging with its products. The group said it was moving towards its goal of 11 million people becoming ...

18 May 2023 at 00:01

Music

Tom Grennan speaks about avoiding trap of making ‘down-the-line boring pop’

British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan has expressed concern that he could be falling into the trap of making what he calls “boring pop”. The 29-year-old’s track Not Over Yet, with rapper and YouTuber KSI, is his ...

16 Sept 2024 at 00:01

New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa tells Big Issue he is ‘nervous’ about star role

The actor playing the new Doctor Who has spoken about feeling “ready but nervous” for his new role. Ncuti Gatwa auditioned for the part in February 2022 and was unveiled to the world by showrunner Russell T ...

04 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Sally Dynevor praises husband for support during breast cancer treatment

Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has said her husband’s support during her treatment for breast cancer made her feel “very lucky”. The actress, who was diagnosed in 2009, is married to Emmerdale ...

24 Jan 2022 at 02:55

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