Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: 'Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival'
Interview

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: 'Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival'

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, stars of Channel 4 comedy-drama Big Mood, sit with Big Issue to talk about misogyny, mental health and their big ideas to change the world
Mint creator Charlotte Regan: 'There's kids out there that could be better than Scorsese'
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Mint creator Charlotte Regan: 'There's kids out there that could be better than Scorsese'

Michaela Strachan: 'It's sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing'
Letter To My Younger Self

Michaela Strachan: 'It's sad we’re raping the ocean for marine collagen. We should embrace ageing'

Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Interview

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

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A Woman of Substance star Jessica Reynolds: 'You can't be an actor and not be political'
Interview

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'

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

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

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'
TV

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'
TV

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

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'
TV

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

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

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'

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
TV

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

Apprentice star Mike Soutar: 'I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline'
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Apprentice star Mike Soutar: 'I want to live in a better country. One in growth, not decline'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: 'It's mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised'
My Big Year

The Ridge star Lauren Lyle: 'It's mindboggling that war and genocide became so normalised'

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: 'I love that Taylor Swift has found her person' 
My Big Year

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: 'I love that Taylor Swift has found her person' 

Karen Carney: 'I never thought I'd be on Strictly. I don't want the year to end'
My Big Year

Karen Carney: 'I never thought I'd be on Strictly. I don't want the year to end'

Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: 'I have no regrets'
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Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: 'I have no regrets'