Greg Barradale

Labour has floated the idea of banning X in the UK after its Grok AI tool was used to generate non-consensual pictures of women in bikinis and intimate images of children. As political pressure grows, Big Issue has examined if and how a ban would work, an... See more

A majority of Thames Water customers want the water regulator Ofwat to reject a controversial deal to write down the company’s debts which would allow it to keep polluting rivers until 2040. At the same time, more than two thirds of customers want the com... See more

If ever there were a time for Paddington, it is now. Not just because we’re about to mark the centenary of the birth of Michael Bond, Paddington’s much-loved creator. And not because the stage musical is a huge hit in London, with an extended run that is ... See more

Getting fit can often seem like something that needs a big investment of time and money. But it doesn’t have to be – and we’ve roped in some help to prove it. In the Cornish town of Redruth, Carn Brea Leisure Centre has been running for 25 years as a char... See more

Liam Withnail used to have a rule when he was MCing stand-up comedy nights. For each part of the show, he’d direct his audience banter to a different section of the crowd. “If I didn’t do that, I might forget who I had spoken to,” he says. “I would have a... See more