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Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar: 'The big issue for everybody is to get rid of the Tories, isn't it?'
TV

Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar: 'The big issue for everybody is to get rid of the Tories, isn't it?'

Top 5 books about bands of boys, chosen by Jason Roche
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books about bands of boys, chosen by Jason Roche

What the US Supreme Court needs to know about the path to motherhood
Books

What the US Supreme Court needs to know about the path to motherhood

The Last Days of Roger Federer review: A winding examination of endings
Book reviews

The Last Days of Roger Federer review: A winding examination of endings

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car in Big Issue exclusive
arctic monkeys singer alex turner leans into a microphone while singing and wearing an open pale blue shirt and sunglasses
Global exclusive

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner shares details of new album The Car in Big Issue exclusive

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Auschwitz Block 10
Book reviews

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
Mexico City
Book reviews

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
Ricky Ross
Book reviews

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
Book reviews

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Darren McGarvey in front of a wall with graffiti
Book reviews

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
Illustration of Annette Beaumanoir
Books

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage

Colin Murray: 'I never, ever wanted to be on the radio'
Colin Murray
Letter to my Younger Self

Colin Murray: 'I never, ever wanted to be on the radio'

From the archives: Salman Rushdie's letter to his younger self
Letter to my Younger Self

From the archives: Salman Rushdie's letter to his younger self

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat
film analysis

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat

Hugh Bonneville: 'I'm not scary, I'm cuddly' – how the Downton Abbey star became the villain in new Netflix film I Came By
Hugh Bonneville
Film

Hugh Bonneville: 'I'm not scary, I'm cuddly' – how the Downton Abbey star became the villain in new Netflix film I Came By

'The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them'
Elaha Soroor
Music

'The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis
Sophia Smith Galer on sex education
sex ed

BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux
Book reviews

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
A baby in a laundry basket
TV

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan

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