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History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
A statue of Gandhi
History

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
A person sleeping on the street
Paul McNamee

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'
Abby Quinn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint in Knock at the Cabin
interview

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'

The Apprentice is the very definition of a meeting that should have been an email
Megan and Rochelle, The Apprentice
TV

The Apprentice is the very definition of a meeting that should have been an email

'Ultimately, this strike is about patient safety': Three NHS nurses on our healthcare crisis
Coloured balloons with NHS written on them
News

'Ultimately, this strike is about patient safety': Three NHS nurses on our healthcare crisis

Glen Matlock: 'I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK's words'
Glen Matlock
punk

Glen Matlock: 'I wish John Lydon stood by Anarchy In The UK's words'

Waterloo Road: Danny's story shines a light on youth homelessness
Adam Abbou
Homelessness

Waterloo Road: Danny's story shines a light on youth homelessness

Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles
Monument by Rachel Whiteread
John Bird

Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth should honour our past struggles

How Happy Valley changed the face of British TV drama
Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley
Drama

How Happy Valley changed the face of British TV drama

Keith Brymer Jones: 'I get emotional about pottery'
Keith Brymer Jones
Throw down

Keith Brymer Jones: 'I get emotional about pottery'

Music education: Private schools take initiative in face of government indifference
Orchestra of the Swan play in a private school hall
Classical music

Music education: Private schools take initiative in face of government indifference

Deena Mohamed: How flipping the book opened a world of wishes
The last page of Deena's book, an illustration of two people by the sea with the words 'you are now at the end'
Graphic novels

Deena Mohamed: How flipping the book opened a world of wishes

Cursed Bread review: 'A world of surreal happenings'
Cursed Bread cover
fiction

Cursed Bread review: 'A world of surreal happenings'

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon's novel spans decades and continents
The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon
historical fiction

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon's novel spans decades and continents

Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster
recommended

Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
Chimp
Paul McNamee

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Holocaust Memorial Day: 'In a few years’ time, no survivors will be around'
Newly released prisoners
Politics

Holocaust Memorial Day: 'In a few years’ time, no survivors will be around'

Top 5 books to teach children about the Holocaust, chosen by Jeremy Dronfield
Exhibit at Yad Veshem Holocaust Museum, Israel
history

Top 5 books to teach children about the Holocaust, chosen by Jeremy Dronfield

Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'
Tim Campbell. Photo: BBC
TV

Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'

A love letter to Gerard Butler, flawed but resolute dude
Gerard Butler in Plane
Film

A love letter to Gerard Butler, flawed but resolute dude

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