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NEW COVER: The incredible, uplifting story of how this little monkey saved a Big Issue vendor’s life. With added Mark Gatiss. Out now.

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Glynn sells The Big Issue in Bath. He's sleeping rough right now but hopes to get a roof over his head soon. His customers keep him going, he says. "I lost my way, completely. I saw this job as a chance at a fresh start. I’m determined to take it."

Shovels are now in the ground on the construction of a pioneering new 1.5 acre village in Edinburgh. The project, led by @social_bite, will consist of 10 two-bedroom homes – and the properties will help those living in homeless hostels, shelters and B&Bs.

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This touching tribute was left at the pitch of Big Issue vendor Bob MacLeod, who sadly died recently aged 42. He was a hugely popular figure in Brighton.

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Lots of readers flocked to Islington vendor Tiberiu’s north London pitch at the weekend for a 'good luck' send-off snap. "I have never been so emotional," Tiberiu said.
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Read the full story on bigissue.com (photo: Jaime Peschiera)

Tributes have poured in after the sad death of a much-loved vendor in Brighton. Bob MacLeod – known as 'Ben Nevis' Bob in Brighton – will be missed by everybody at The Big Issue. We pass on our condolences to his loved ones.

NEW COVER: This week, we go back to Dunkirk with the stars of Christopher Nolan's new epic, including Fionn Whitehead, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh and a new young actor called Harry Styles.

'Lost in books' – by @dom_mckenzie for our Big Issue guide to the best of the summer's reads, published in this week's getaways special.

'How to get lost – the joy of switching off' – artwork by @mitchblunt_illustration for this week's Big Issue getaways special.