Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Toni Laites is Love Island's first American contestant.
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Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'

Love Island winner Toni Laites speaks to the Big Issue about her journey with chronic illness, her experiences in the villa, and her struggles with the London rental market
BBC drama Babies: The aftermath of miscarriage painted with devastating accuracy
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BBC drama Babies: The aftermath of miscarriage painted with devastating accuracy

A Woman of Substance star Jessica Reynolds: 'You can't be an actor and not be political'
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A Woman of Substance star Jessica Reynolds: 'You can't be an actor and not be political'

Nick Mohammed: 'Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy'
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Nick Mohammed: 'Doing the school drop-off during Celebrity Traitors was crazy'

Handcuffed: We just want to see two flabby-bottomed strangers take a really awkward shower together
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Handcuffed: We just want to see two flabby-bottomed strangers take a really awkward shower together

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Millionaire Anthony and barmaid Tilly handcuffed together on Channel 4's Handcuffed
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Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year
Artwork for Dirty Business new Channel 4 drama
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Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year

The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'
Letter To My Younger Self

The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it
Team GB Winter Olympics stars Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston
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Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
Letter To My Younger Self

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
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Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'

The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
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The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'

Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?
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Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
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How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
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'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
Letter To My Younger Self

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'

Bridgerton star Yerin Ha: 'Fame scares me. I don’t want to get swept up by it'
Yerin Ha
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Bridgerton star Yerin Ha: 'Fame scares me. I don’t want to get swept up by it'

Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: 'In prison, all you can hear is chaos'
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Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: 'In prison, all you can hear is chaos'

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'
Letter To My Younger Self

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'
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DIY SOS star Nick Knowles: 'We are an incredibly generous, empathetic society'

Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I'm a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor'
My Big Year

Comedian Rosie Jones: 'I'm a little cute disabled lady – nobody would suspect me as a Traitor'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'
My Big Year

Angela Scanlon: 'I'm not sure the world has a huge amount to be proud of'

Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: 'I should've probably been learning about rare types of lung disease'
My Big Year

Bake Off winner Jasmine Mitchell: 'I should've probably been learning about rare types of lung disease'

Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: 'I know now how much I really love life'
My Big Year

Riot Women star Joanna Scanlan: 'I know now how much I really love life'

'We wanted to start a conversation': Adolescence's Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025
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'We wanted to start a conversation': Adolescence's Hannah Walters on the TV show that defined 2025