Culture

The Odyssey star Himesh Patel: ‘Child poverty is inexcusable in a country such as ours’
Himesh Patel
Poverty

The Odyssey star Himesh Patel: ‘Child poverty is inexcusable in a country such as ours’

A new film, made by Save The Children and voiced by Patel, highlights how inequality plays out over the summer holidays
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world'
Paul Heaton
Music

Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world'

Bonnie Oddie: 'There's no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying'
Theatre

Bonnie Oddie: 'There's no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying'

Kevin Rowland: 'The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy'
Music

Kevin Rowland: 'The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy'

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Arts

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Natalie Imbruglia: 'Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel'
Natalie Imbruglia
Letter To My Younger Self

Natalie Imbruglia: 'Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel'

Wrestling legend Mick Foley: 'You need to tell people you love them before it's too late'
WWE wrestler Mick Foley in the ring
Letter to My Younger Self

Wrestling legend Mick Foley: 'You need to tell people you love them before it's too late'

Shane Torres: 'My dad was homeless. It's sobering to see your model of a man failing completely'
Comedian Shane Torres
Culture

Shane Torres: 'My dad was homeless. It's sobering to see your model of a man failing completely'

'Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?'
Kyle Osborne and the KO Quartet from Tomorrow's Warriors
Young people

'Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?'

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: 'How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?'
Jack Rooke and Munya Chawawa
Comedy

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: 'How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?'

The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
A street performer at Edinburgh Fringe
Arts funding

The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?

Jordan Stephens: 'You can't ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go'
Music

Jordan Stephens: 'You can't ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go'

'I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point'
Girl Grind UK
Employment

'I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point'

The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'
Danny O’Donoghue from The Script
Letter To My Younger Self

The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'

How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
James Ellis Ford in his home studio
Music

How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia

Artist Philip Colbert: 'There’s a fascism of seriousness'
Thirty giant, surrealist lobsters interact with the Roman ruins at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Art

Artist Philip Colbert: 'There’s a fascism of seriousness'

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Canal Boat Contemporary uses London's network of waterways to bring the art to the people
Art

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats

Beth Orton: 'Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world'
Beth Orton
Letter To My Younger Self

Beth Orton: 'Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world'

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence
Books

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'

Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Ruth Madeley
Letter To My Younger Self

Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'

Sir Chris Hoy: 'If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug'
Sir Chris Hoy
Sport

Sir Chris Hoy: 'If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A homeless tour of Liverpool: 'We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone's got a story'
Invisible Cities' tour guide Danielle in Liverpool
Invisible Cities

A homeless tour of Liverpool: 'We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone's got a story'

Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'
Dame Elaine Paige
Letter To My Younger Self

Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'
Stephen Mulhern
Recommended reads

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'

Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'
Bastille's Dan Smith
Letter To My Younger Self

Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'