Born in bethlehem

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This Christmas we go inside the Holy Family Hospital to hear incredible storie

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The Big Issue Magazine

16 December 2024

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The hope boat

RACHEL BUCKINGHAM takes leave from her job to work aboard a life changing ship...

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‘it’s not a crime for someone to face conflict and flee for their lives’

Wales aspires to be the world’s first Nation of Sanctuary – a safe, welcoming and compassionate home for refugees and asylum seekers. Launched in 2019, its ambitious 23-point plan focused on housing,

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3. ‘we want to survive’

The UN has described Gaza as ‘the hungriest place on Earth’, with children bearing the brunt

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King of jerusalem

“What are you doing here?” It is a sunny April morning in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and a Palestinian man is busy on the roof of a low-set house. Under the partial shadow of a tree, it looks like

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One cool kid

A rummage in the freezer saved my little boy’s life

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Bargaining for bodily autonomy

Little-known fact: abortion is a criminal offence in Britain, governed by a law from before women got the right to vote. As powerful anti-choice groups seek to roll back reproductive rights here – as we’ve seen in the US and Europe – seven women, for whom the fight is personal and political, explain why it’s time to join our new campaign to enshrine in law that abortion is healthcare