Jay Blades lived on 'one tomato a day' as a struggling teen
Jay Blades on The Repair Shop. Image credit: Steve Peskett / Ricochet Ltd
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Jay Blades lived on 'one tomato a day' as a struggling teen

Olivia Newton-John still tells daughter Chloe Lattanzi to tidy her room
Olivia Newton-John and daughter Chloe Lattanzi moved in together during lockdown. Image credit: Michelle Day
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Olivia Newton-John still tells daughter Chloe Lattanzi to tidy her room

Russell Watson wants you to join him for The Big Singalong
Russell Watson: The Big Singalong
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Russell Watson wants you to join him for The Big Singalong

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining
The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu is set in a dystopian version of Edinburgh. Image credit: Semaka / Pixabay
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The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining

How to unlock your artistic side: Big Issue vendor on confidence in your art
Images of two art works done by Big Issue vendor Slavcho Slavov.
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How to unlock your artistic side: Big Issue vendor on confidence in your art

It's time we listened to what teenage girls have to say
All Girls by Emily Layden is out now (John Murray, £14.99). Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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It's time we listened to what teenage girls have to say

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander: Even more outrageous and funny
This is no ordinary family, as the mother implores her children to eat her body upon her death in Shalom Auslander’s Mother for Dinner. Image credit: Engin Akyurt / Pixabay
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Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander: Even more outrageous and funny

Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It review: Ridiculously ambitious
Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It is enabling viewers to think big. Image credit: Channel 4
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Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It review: Ridiculously ambitious

Top 5 books on women in wartime
Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE by Kate Vigurs is out on May 11 (Yale University Press, £20)
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Top 5 books on women in wartime

Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Image of Kay Mellor smiling at the camera
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Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer

Libraries are a safety net, what happens when they are pulled away?
Libraries are often referred to as “the last safety net”. Image credit: Thamesmead Library / Flickr
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Libraries are a safety net, what happens when they are pulled away?

How Pickles the dog, an England footballer and homelessness inspired new book
Fara Williams inspired a new children's book on homelessness
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How Pickles the dog, an England footballer and homelessness inspired new book

Zanib Mian: 'I didn’t see people like me in books growing up'
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Zanib Mian: 'I didn’t see people like me in books growing up'

Inside Mogwai's number one week: 'I've had no sleep'
Mogwai number one
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Inside Mogwai's number one week: 'I've had no sleep'

World Book Day: How stories can help children escape lockdown
Escapism will be particularly important for children this World Book Day.
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World Book Day: How stories can help children escape lockdown

Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down
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Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
English National Opera: How music can help you breathe
Image credit: Inhouse illustration
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English National Opera: How music can help you breathe

Junior Bake Off: Bullet-proof TV with superb on screen talent
Junior Bake Off is on All 4.
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Junior Bake Off: Bullet-proof TV with superb on screen talent

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive
Ewen Bremner’s portrayal of Alan McGee is unveiled at the Glasgow Film Festival.
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Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler
The Dark and the Wicked is a chilling new twist on the family dynamic.
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The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler