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'It was time to change the narrative': How I created the Black British Book Festival
Selina Brown illustration
Books

'It was time to change the narrative': How I created the Black British Book Festival

As Tories flip-flop on no-fault evictions, renters are left counting the cost of years of insecurity
Protesters with coloured placards
John Bird

As Tories flip-flop on no-fault evictions, renters are left counting the cost of years of insecurity

Real reason your train was cancelled at last minute, revealed
Illustration of a train, crossed out with red pencil
Transport

Real reason your train was cancelled at last minute, revealed

Time season 2 star Jodie Whittaker: 'People are leaving prison and they're being given a tent'
Jodie Whittaker in Time
Interview

Time season 2 star Jodie Whittaker: 'People are leaving prison and they're being given a tent'

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather's wartime movements
Al Murray in a purple shirt
Letter to my younger self

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather's wartime movements

Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'
Christmas Kids Cover Competition

Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'

Are regional accents really disappearing?
Illustration of a boy with a speech bubble
Society

Are regional accents really disappearing?

Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time
When Harry Met Sally...
Film

Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
Books

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
Lord Jim at home book cover
Books

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback

In these constant waves of crisis, Big Issue is needed more than ever
Storm clouds over the sea
Paul McNamee

In these constant waves of crisis, Big Issue is needed more than ever

Time is up for Big Pharma's grip on global health
Packets of tablets
Nick Dearden

Time is up for Big Pharma's grip on global health

A fascinating history of Britain told through cake
a fairy cake with two union jack flags in it
Cake

A fascinating history of Britain told through cake

Typist Artist Pirate King review – a warm-hearted, clear-eyed tribute to a neglected artist
Two women on a beach
Film

Typist Artist Pirate King review – a warm-hearted, clear-eyed tribute to a neglected artist

Retribution review – another Liam Neeson action vehicle fresh from the production line
Liam Neeson looks out of a car window
Film

Retribution review – another Liam Neeson action vehicle fresh from the production line

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon cover
Books

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody
Rambling Man book cover
Books

Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody

Al Murray: 'Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord'
Al Murray drumming
Comedy

Al Murray: 'Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord'

Top 5 children's books about animals, selected by Oscar's Lion author Adam Baron 
Black and white illustration of a lion lying on a bed
Children's books

Top 5 children's books about animals, selected by Oscar's Lion author Adam Baron 

Machines made the modern world – if we're not careful they could break it
illustration of a man smashing a machine with a mallet
machines

Machines made the modern world – if we're not careful they could break it

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