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First person

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon
Laura Kelly

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Illustration two women embracing
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Josh Appignanesi meets a furry activist
Opinion

My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
First person

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London's extortionate rents
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London's extortionate rents

'I'm an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless'
disability benefits/ aidan
Disability benefits

'I'm an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless'

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
A mouse by Rust Bucket Workshop
Artist studio

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
A painting of a girl with flowers for her hair by Artist duo Snik
behind the art

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I've had so many tribunal dates I've lost count'
dwp
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I've had so many tribunal dates I've lost count'

Menopause at 36: 'I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed'
Lara Roberts, a young woman in her thirties with shoulder length brown hair, looks away against a pale blue background
Lara Roberts

Menopause at 36: 'I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed'

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art
strange dolls by artist Junker Jane
artist profile

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art

I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
Hope Elletson

I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.

'I'm a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.'
Education

'I'm a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.'

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
Image for Sam Delaney column of a scrambled brain
Sam Delaney

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'
Si Mack performs his new show, kid, at BEAF Festival in Bournemouth.
real stories

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
Craig Jones/ Gay in the military
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Tilla Brook/ Gay in the navy
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

I found out I had ADHD while live on air
Illustration of a woman sitting cross legged
ADHD

I found out I had ADHD while live on air

Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become
Coronation
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?

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