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New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
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BNPL

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?

Millions of us use Buy Now, Pay Later schemes like Klarna and Afterpay. New regulation will change how these lenders operate
Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters

Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
pneumonia

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

Have dinner parties always been smug?
Society

Have dinner parties always been smug?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?
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A plan for equitable eye care was promised years ago. Why are we waiting?

Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters

Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?

Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Science

Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
Vet bills

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
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Money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money

Animal Friends Insurance launches new charity mission to support animals
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Animal Friends Insurance launches new charity mission to support animals

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
Letters

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
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Credit

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

Letters: Grok isn't the problem. Men are the problem
Letters

Letters: Grok isn't the problem. Men are the problem

I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma
Intersex

I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma

How marmalade spread across the world
Food

How marmalade spread across the world

Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let's make it a kinder place 
Letters

Letters: The world belongs to all of us – so let's make it a kinder place 

'You do not need eight hours': Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip
Health

'You do not need eight hours': Sleep expert The Sleep Geek shares top tips for getting better kip

This is how to get fit without time, money or space 
Fitness

This is how to get fit without time, money or space 

Inside the UK's first NHS boxing gym: 'You can pick yourself up no matter what'
Health

Inside the UK's first NHS boxing gym: 'You can pick yourself up no matter what'

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
Boxing

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
Health

Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Homelessness

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts

How to survive the cold weather when you're struggling to pay your bills
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Cost of living

How to survive the cold weather when you're struggling to pay your bills

Young people turning to social media over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: 'Social media is trumping doctors'
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Health

Young people turning to social media over NHS for nutrition and diet advice: 'Social media is trumping doctors'

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