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Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: 'No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously'
David Tennant, Nafessa Williams and Aiden Turner in Rivals on Disney+
Daisy Buchanan

Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: 'No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously'

Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'
London's Elizabeth Line
Architecture

Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
Blake's Cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

This Country's Charlie Cooper: 'We don't have much pride in being English'
Charlie Cooper
TV

This Country's Charlie Cooper: 'We don't have much pride in being English'

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits
Robin Ince

Poetry is perfect for my ADHD mind – one that is after endless dopamine hits

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester'
Gerry & Sewell cast at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester'

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the 'crony chumocracy' of Tory rule
TV

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the 'crony chumocracy' of Tory rule

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: 'I don't see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra'
Ezra Collective after winning the 2023 Mercury Prize.
Music

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: 'I don't see many Black people in the London Symphony Orchestra'

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned
Danny Dyer

TV legend Danny Dyer tried selling Big Issue in London. This is how it went – and what he learned

Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers
two dogs on a pedicab in London
Photography

Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'
Gary Lightbody Receiving an award in 2019 for Chasing Cars being the most played song of the 21st century on UK radio
Letter To My Younger Self

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are 'taken advantage of' amid a cost of living crisis
Music

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are 'taken advantage of' amid a cost of living crisis

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson's battle: 'I've got a life to live'
Paul Sinha
Letter To My Younger Self

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson's battle: 'I've got a life to live'

IDLES superfan with Angelman syndrome performs onstage with favourite band
Punk band IDLES and superfan Alastair Smith
MUSIC

IDLES superfan with Angelman syndrome performs onstage with favourite band

Jayda G went from environmental toxicology to the Grammys. Now she's creating 'science you can dance to'
Environment

Jayda G went from environmental toxicology to the Grammys. Now she's creating 'science you can dance to'

Half of UK adults don't read for pleasure
Reading

Half of UK adults don't read for pleasure

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he's probably a queer icon after all
English singer Marc Almond in a low-lit photo with a black background
Music

Marc Almond on being the antidote to Thatcher and why he's probably a queer icon after all

Choreographer Oona Doherty asked young people about UK's 'good, bad and ugly'. This is what they said
Dance

Choreographer Oona Doherty asked young people about UK's 'good, bad and ugly'. This is what they said

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, 'right-wing a**holes' and why we all should be kinder to one another
zoe wanamaker
Social justice

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, 'right-wing a**holes' and why we all should be kinder to one another

'Queer women aren't for the male gaze': Girli on queerness and why Tories 'don't give a s**t' about Gen Z
Music

'Queer women aren't for the male gaze': Girli on queerness and why Tories 'don't give a s**t' about Gen Z

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