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Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in
Books

Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in

This debut novel holds a mirror to society's appetite for conspiracy theories
Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us 
Review

Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us 

How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
Letters

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Water we going to do?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Time on your hands can cause stress – but I'm learning to lean into it
Sam Delaney

Time on your hands can cause stress – but I'm learning to lean into it

H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: 'I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself'
Letter To My Younger Self

H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: 'I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself'

Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry 
Books

Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry 

Will AI be the end of humanity?
Artificial intelligence

Will AI be the end of humanity?

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 
Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan, stars of Saipan
Film

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies
Britain's birds

Why you should take one hour out of your day and look to the skies

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Exclusive interview

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney Davos
Paul McNamee

Mark Carney is a man of taste. His Davos speech laid bare the truth of our ruptured world order

Rick Edwards: 'I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China'
Games

Rick Edwards: 'I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China'

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Classical

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention
John Bird

This is why Big Issue is ripe for reinvention

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Books

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Books

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
Photography

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places

Letters: Grok isn't the problem. Men are the problem
Letters

Letters: Grok isn't the problem. Men are the problem

Starmer's U-turns have become a joke. But it's not too late for him to make some hard decisions
Paul Mcnamee

Starmer's U-turns have become a joke. But it's not too late for him to make some hard decisions

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Inside the Big Issue: A wing and a prayer
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: A wing and a prayer

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Live Aid

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

Looking for a comfort watch this January? The Food Network is here for you
Lucy Sweet

Looking for a comfort watch this January? The Food Network is here for you

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'
Letter to my Younger Self

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'