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How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
The emerging Africa and its booming population results in a very different continent to the one of most Western imaginations
Grand Designs people are not like the rest of us
Grand Designs people are not like the rest of us
Lucy Sweet admires the vision and bravery of those on the popular homebuilding TV show – but wonders why they bother
From sofa surfing to the stage: This artistic director wants to give people experiencing homelessness a new lease of life
From sofa surfing to the stage: This artistic director wants to give people experiencing homelessness a new lease of life
“People like me should have been here way before,” says Chris Sonnex
Stuart Murdoch on Belle and Sebastian’s poppy antidote to the pervasive gloom
Stuart Murdoch on Belle and Sebastian’s poppy antidote to the pervasive gloom
Joe Wicks: ‘My own childhood made me think about the kind of parent I wanted to be’
Joe Wicks: ‘My own childhood made me think about the kind of parent I wanted to be’
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on the moment he realised he was homeless
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on the moment he realised he was homeless
‘Mistakes are not a failure, they are part of the gig,’ says TV presenter Angela Scanlon
‘Mistakes are not a failure, they are part of the gig,’ says TV presenter Angela Scanlon
Poverty is being normalised. We can’t keep depending on good people to fix it. The government must act
Poverty is being normalised. We can’t keep depending on good people to fix it. The government must act
Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes
Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes
River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
The steps we can all take towards a deeper understanding
The steps we can all take towards a deeper understanding
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Muse’s Matt Bellamy: ‘The will of the people can be something to be frightened of’
Muse’s Matt Bellamy: ‘The will of the people can be something to be frightened of’
Screenwriter Abi Morgan on the dramas in her own life that rival anything she’s written
Screenwriter Abi Morgan on the dramas in her own life that rival anything she’s written
Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
Jodie Comer’s play Prima Facie has an uncomfortable twist in the tale
Life On Mars sequel has ‘a lot of travelling in time and car chases’, John Simm reveals
Life On Mars sequel has ‘a lot of travelling in time and car chases’, John Simm reveals
How the National Youth Orchestra is levelling the playing field
How the National Youth Orchestra is levelling the playing field
The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller
The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller
Weighing up BMI bemusement when you’re heavy but healthy
Weighing up BMI bemusement when you’re heavy but healthy
Parminder Nagra on Bend It Like Beckham’s legacy and celebrating birthdays with George Clooney
Parminder Nagra on Bend It Like Beckham’s legacy and celebrating birthdays with George Clooney
Why you really need to keep an eye on the Northern Ireland election
Why you really need to keep an eye on the Northern Ireland election
Labour are still looking for Blair’s heir 25 years on
Labour are still looking for Blair’s heir 25 years on
Sophie Marceau: ‘I hope love always stays a mystery’
Sophie Marceau: ‘I hope love always stays a mystery’
After the musical Six comes SVN – meet the group redefining girl power in 2022
After the musical Six comes SVN – meet the group redefining girl power in 2022
Hullraisers proves that Hull is intrinsically funny
Hullraisers proves that Hull is intrinsically funny
Downton Abbey: A New Era – ‘It’s got such a big heart, this movie’
Downton Abbey: A New Era – ‘It’s got such a big heart, this movie’
Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’
