James Barker
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- Sep 18, 2026
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The remarkable story of the Big Issue 35 years on (opens the original)
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From uncertain beginnings, Big Issue went on sell hundreds of thousands of magazines a week and change countless lives It’s 11 September 1991. At the 265-year-old St Martin-in-the-Fields church, something new is being born. Here, on the corner of Trafalgar Square, John Bird and Gordon Roddick are preparing to launch their pioneering new social enterprise, the Big Issue. The BBC, ITV and more are on their way, all curious to hear more about this so-called ‘street paper’, an American idea designed
Big Issue vendors struggling to sell the magazine in heatwaves (opens the original)
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Sales have fallen as much as 30% in some region as vendors' earnings and wellbeing suffers Jason Sallis, who sells the Big Issue in Moorgate, has been struggling in the heat. Photo credit: Louise Haywood-Schiefer As the fifth heatwave of the summer consumes the country, Big Issue vendors are feeling the impact. Big Issue sales have fallen by an average of 20% nationwide during weeks of widespread heatwave conditions. Lower footfall on the UK’s high streets has been compounded by vendors being fo
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar (opens the original)
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With outdoor workers at a 60% higher risk of skin cancer, new British sun protection brand DIC is supplying sunscreen for Big Issue's Summer Support Kits Vendor Ian Duff sells the Big Issue on Union Street in Bath. Credit: Juliette Pedram With another heatwave hitting the UK this week, there are few jobs more exposed to the relentless sun than selling the Big Issue. Our vendors spend hours at a time outdoors selling the magazine, often with little opportunity to find shade or escape the sun duri
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