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Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 
Top 5

Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 

Heartfelt and visually stunning books that celebrate the animal kingdom
EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: 'People think you've got loads of money when you're on TV'
TV

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: 'People think you've got loads of money when you're on TV'

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: 'I definitely took it for granted'
Dogs

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: 'I definitely took it for granted'

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna's latest exhibition Shin Shin
Photography

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna's latest exhibition Shin Shin

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella
Dogs

Naturalist Chris Packham meets Big Issue vendor Martin McKenzie… and his fluffy dog Bella

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What pets can teach us about life
Charles Foster

What pets can teach us about life

I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can't cut me off from the world entirely

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts
Books

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
Books

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

Where is 'home' for a dog? It's in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant
Andrew Gardiner

Where is 'home' for a dog? It's in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

Why it's time for heated conversations on the cost of energy
Paul McNamee

Why it's time for heated conversations on the cost of energy

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?
Letters

Letters: How can an investment bank see the consequences of cutting benefits as a good thing?

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: 'I can't imagine not having a dog'
Sykes with one of the pups at Dogs Trust.
Dogs

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: 'I can't imagine not having a dog'

Inside the Big Issue: Santa's good boys and girls
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Santa's good boys and girls

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

What is the story of The Beatles really about?
Music

What is the story of The Beatles really about?

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'
Letter To My Younger Self

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world
Food

Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard writes for Big Issue: 'Ours is a story about people'
TV

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard writes for Big Issue: 'Ours is a story about people'

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children's author Sophie Kirtley
Books

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children's author Sophie Kirtley

Science writer Alex Riley: 'Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure'
Life

Science writer Alex Riley: 'Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there's a small ray of hope
Conservation

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there's a small ray of hope

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
Film

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Robin Ince

I went to the pub with Max Quordlepleen from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

In pictures: 'Filthy scribblings' from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman
Art

In pictures: 'Filthy scribblings' from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman