The Big Issue is a UK-based street paper that supports the homeless, the vulnerably housed asnd those seeking to escape poverty. Vendors normally buy the magazine for £1.25 and sell to the public for £2.50. We are using Zinio digital editions to create additonal revenue opportunities to fund our street-based and pastoral care services for our vendors. We are a social enterprise company and all revenues go to support the vulnerable communities we serve. Our goal is to move our vendors away from dependency and towards full time employment

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READER FEELGOOD LIST OF THE WEEK

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HOW TO GIVE A TOP TALK • Richard Broadway gives talks on his remarkable journey from care-leaver to Big Issue vendor, father and grandfather at schools and other organisations

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Out of the darkness, music... and light

Mr Motivator’s workout

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VOLUNTEERING SOARS IN 2020 • HERE’S HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED AT CHRISTMAS

A GUIDE

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Is the Vicar of Dibley a Satanist?

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Let’s hope it’s not goodbye, just à bientôt

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Best of 2020 letter to my younger self • It’s been quite a year. Luckily, every week we have a famous face in the magazine to offer some wisdom to their 16-year-old self. It’s advice we can all learn from

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‘An injury combined with a global pandemic offered me an opportunity’ • This year, Marcus Rashford changed government policy and helped thousands of the poorest children in Britain to eat. In an exclusive interview with The Big Issue he reveals more is to come

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Timeline • Marcus Rashford’s journey from footballing hero to champion off the pitch happened so fast. Here are momentous steps along the way

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Marcus's profound admiration and respect for his mother has created this national campaign • By actor and Big Issue Ambassador Christopher Eccleston

PET HEROES • DOG DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (AND CATS.AND CHICKENS.AND GUINEA PIGS...)

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BRITAIN'S PAY-IT-FORWARD HEROES • Covid-19 has pushed redundancies into the hundreds of thousands and more than a million of the poorest people in the UK report regularly struggling to pay for food. Yet in a tough winter there are reasons to be hopeful. These are some of the people and organisations doing their bit for their communities

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CULTURE

STREET ART • Down the Path, Across the River, Through the Trees

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5 classics to buy intrepid young teenagers

The Ultimate Booky Gift Guide • There’s a perfect book for everyone. Here are our recommendations, satisfaction guaranteed.

5 books to give fans of queer love stories

Festive feast • Ho ho... how many Christmas movies? Graeme Virtue wrestles with his inner Grinch

FIVE OF 2020’S BEST CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS

YOU MANAGE TO HOLD DOWN A FLAT AND TRANSITION INTO CIVILIAN LIFE

‘It was about being connected when we had to be apart. It touched people’

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Repeat after me • Lucy Sweet says we’ve earned a treat this year. But the TV schedulers had other ideas

YOU ASK FOR HELP AND TAKE SHELTER IN A HOSTEL

Seoul music • South Korea may have been a late adopter of Christmas, says Malcolm Jack . But they’re making it their own as the season of sexy little K-Pop singles

YOU GO FOR THE JOB

ALAN'S QUIZ CORNER • Wise guy? Let The Big Issue's trivia buff test your brainpower

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