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Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: 'You won't be a beautiful human without empathy'
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Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: 'You won't be a beautiful human without empathy'
Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
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Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'
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Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'
Christopher Eccleston opens up on 'emotional' London Marathon race: 'This has been the hardest run'
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Christopher Eccleston opens up on 'emotional' London Marathon race: 'This has been the hardest run'
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'
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Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'
Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'
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Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman's seaside home for the first time
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Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman's seaside home for the first time
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
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Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?
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'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?
Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
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Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos
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Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos
Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
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Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
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Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
New play Capital! explores Edinburgh's financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
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New play Capital! explores Edinburgh's financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
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Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
Helen Lederer: 'There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken'
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Helen Lederer: 'There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken'
Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on 'massive responsibility of telling Belfast's stories'
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Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on 'massive responsibility of telling Belfast's stories'
Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
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Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
Zayn Malik: 'I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world'
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Zayn Malik: 'I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world'
We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O'Hagan
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