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Irvine Welsh: 'We’re as much in denial about drug abuse as ever'
Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting
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Irvine Welsh: 'We’re as much in denial about drug abuse as ever'

Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school
Hugh Bonneville pens his Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self. Image Credit: Karl Schoendorfer/Shutterstock
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Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn't addressed at school

WandaVision is not for everyone, but god I loved it
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WandaVision is not for everyone, but god I loved it

Feeling good: How music helps us heal
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Feeling good: How music helps us heal

Top 5 books on family life
Marian Keyes lists her top 5 books on family life. Image credit: Morning Bird Photo / Pixabay
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Top 5 books on family life

We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured
Conor O’Callaghan’s We Are Not in the World has a “seemingly unremarkable premise” which sees Paddy drive a truck around Europe. Image credit: Public Domain Pictures / Pixabay
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We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured

The whole world must learn from Latin America's populist leaders
The whole world must learn the lessons of populism, writes Will Grant
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The whole world must learn from Latin America's populist leaders

Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: 'I had to work hard to get beyond my name'

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’
Tom Hanks in News of the World directed by Paul Greengrass
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Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’

Darren McGarvey: 'Poverty is not the problem, the problem is wealth'
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Darren McGarvey: 'Poverty is not the problem, the problem is wealth'

Angela Scanlon: 'I literally can’t keep a cheese plant alive’
Angela Scanlon is back with a new BBC Two show. Image credit: Supplied
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Angela Scanlon: 'I literally can’t keep a cheese plant alive’

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career

How a group of wartime pilots founded a movement to use aviation for good
Words: Jo Lamb. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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How a group of wartime pilots founded a movement to use aviation for good

Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi: There isn't a biography quite like it
Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi
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Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi: There isn't a biography quite like it

Luster by Raven Leilani: Funny, frank, intelligent and extremely readable
Luster by Raven Leilani is out now
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Luster by Raven Leilani: Funny, frank, intelligent and extremely readable

How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst
Cal Flyn has written a book on 'islands of abandonment' and how nature can bounce back once humans flee. Image credit: Cal Flyn
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How nature recovers even after humans have done their worst

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Britain’s best-known conductor is off to Germany. But he’s not going quietly
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Britain’s best-known conductor is off to Germany. But he’s not going quietly

Top 5 Gothic books to read in lockdown
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Top 5 Gothic books to read in lockdown

Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'
Dave Grohl is a very nice man. Credit: Danny Clinch
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Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'

Why BBC2’s The Investigation could change true crime drama forever
Søren Malling plays Jens Møller in The Investigation
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Why BBC2’s The Investigation could change true crime drama forever