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The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs
Christmas art wrapping paper
Christmas

The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs

How can you be as happy as Sam Ryder? Start with gratitude, sleep and vegetables
Sam Ryder, Eurovision hero
Eurovision

How can you be as happy as Sam Ryder? Start with gratitude, sleep and vegetables

Ryan Reynolds: What Hugh Jackman taught me about musicals
Ryan Reynolds in Spirited, and Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman
Christmas

Ryan Reynolds: What Hugh Jackman taught me about musicals

Top 5 books about Jewish identity
Star of David
recommended

Top 5 books about Jewish identity

Limberlost review: What nature can teach a boy about a man
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
novel

Limberlost review: What nature can teach a boy about a man

English National Opera is in a fight for its life
Jolyon Loy and Anne Marie Stanley
Music

English National Opera is in a fight for its life

How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film
The Dark Room illustration
thriller

How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film

A Book of Days review: A glimpse into the wonderful world of Patti Smith
A Book of Days by Patti Smith
Review

A Book of Days review: A glimpse into the wonderful world of Patti Smith

Luke Evans on beating bullies, duetting with Nicole Kidman and the perfect Christmas song
Luke Evans
getting festive

Luke Evans on beating bullies, duetting with Nicole Kidman and the perfect Christmas song

Bafta Breakthrough: 'Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen'
The Bafta Breakthrough 2022 cohort includes Nell Barlow, Joanna Boateng, Jack Rooke, Paul Sng and Marley Morrison
Culture

Bafta Breakthrough: 'Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen'

These are Bruce Springsteen's 5 essential political albums
Bruce Springsteen performs at the Olympic Stadium in Munich in 2013. Photo: LUKAS BARTH/dpa/Alamy Live News
The Boss

These are Bruce Springsteen's 5 essential political albums

Why do people hate Matt Hancock? Oh, let us count the ways
Matt Hancock

Why do people hate Matt Hancock? Oh, let us count the ways

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: 'There will be no future without peace'
Michael Murpurgo with Joey
Culture

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: 'There will be no future without peace'

Aldi's Next Big Thing: A stressful behind-the-scenes look at the supermarket chain
Aldi's Next Big Thing Pictured: Harrison and Griffiths Photo: Channel 4
TV

Aldi's Next Big Thing: A stressful behind-the-scenes look at the supermarket chain

Just Be Nice! Real Hackney Dave rallies UK artists for essential message
Dave Buonaguidi
Art special

Just Be Nice! Real Hackney Dave rallies UK artists for essential message

Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers
Belfast
recommended

Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?
Westward Boys left back Orlando with new coach David Beckham.
World cup

David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?

Top 5 books with talking cats, chosen by Judith Robinson and Scott Pack
yawning cat
Top 5 books

Top 5 books with talking cats, chosen by Judith Robinson and Scott Pack

The Crown: Does season 5 go too far in dramatising Royal Family trauma?
Elizabeth Debicki, Will Powell, Senan West, Dominic West in series five of The Crown
Preview

The Crown: Does season 5 go too far in dramatising Royal Family trauma?

The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds
The Book Of The Most Precious Substance features rare book dealer Lily Albrecht
review

The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds