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This week’s Big Issue is out today!

🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?

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Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people have received eviction notices from their care homes in the last year, the Big Issue has found.
Revealed: Thousands of elderly people evicted from care homes every year
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November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Daniel-Day Lewis has returned to acting with Anemone, directed by his son, Ronan. And he's coming out fighting.
Daniel Day-Lewis: 'Any time Brian Cox wants to talk... I’m easy to find'
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Tom, 22, lost his home and his job just days before Christmas. He tells Big Issue what it's like to experience hidden homelessness.
This is what it's like to fall into hidden homelessness
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November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sam Delaney thought he was too grown-up and sensible to take stock at 50. Then he asked to ChatGPT to rate his life choices...
I asked ChatGPT to rate my life choices. I didn't like what it told me
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November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Cosmic Rhapsody takes complex science – astrophysics, chemistry, the search for new worlds – and turns it into something people can feel.
What if the same science that takes us to space holds the key to saving our planet?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Joanna Page was working at a shoe shop and ready to quit acting when she landed the lead role in Gavin & Stacey.
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I was finished with acting'
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November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
To work out whether churches had a future, writer and Anglican priest Fergus Butler-Gallie delved into their past.
I can never walk past a church without going in
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November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In 2023, Nemo won Eurovision with 'The Code', a drum and bass banger about accepting their gender. Now, they're releasing their debut album.
Eurovision winner Nemo: 'Social media apps are harming us'
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November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Joel Edgerton stars in Train Dreams, about an ordinary man in an ordinary life, one of the unsung heroes who built America.
oel Edgerton: 'What is the meaning of this life that we have?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:34 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.
What is child benefit and can I claim it?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
An affectionate parody of hapless rockers, This Is Spinal Tap, is now part of the cultural fabric as a new book by its creators explores.
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review
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November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
'From the Ashes, I Rose' depicts the stories of patients from the Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Amman, Jordan.
How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in the Middle East
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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Gen Z are turning their backs on the established career path and making their own way in the world with innovative side hustles.
Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
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November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Millions in cash comes after Big Issue reported hundreds of veterans could face homelessness as doubts over scheme's future mounted.
Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As COP30 begins, Peter Waddup of The Leprosy Mission calls on world leaders to listen to those on the frontline of the climate crisis.
Climate justice cannot wait – COP30 must hear the voices from the frontline
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November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.
3 things Labour must do to help record-high number of homeless families
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's not easy being vegan in the current climate. But as some restaurants close, others remain defiantly open and are thriving.
The inconvenient truth about the anti-vegan backlash
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November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Green Party leader Zack Polanski responds to Paul McNamee's editor's letter to compare their record to Labour's.
Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the 'vibes era'? Make it make sense!
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November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Prince William and Gordon Brown will team up on the royal's Homewards programme to get brand-new furniture to homeless people.
Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to fight homelessness
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November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Radiohead returning feels very winter 2025, on the button, the hangover after Oasis elation, a nation in a twist.
Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
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November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This week’s Big Issue is out today!

🍎 We are what we eat
🛏️ ‘Revenge’ evictions at UK care homes
🦗 Edible insects – where did the buzz go?

Buy a copy from your local vendor, and read a sneak peek here. 👀 www.bigissue.com/behind-the...
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM