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Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Shirley Collins
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
Pears and Britten outside Crag House with their dog Jove as a puppy. Photographer: unknown
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it
A person with a walking stick
Paul McNamee

The DWP's record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We're here to shine a light on it

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice
gay ban military
LGBT+ veterans

People were sacked and imprisoned for being gay in the armed forces. Now they are fighting for justice

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Analysis

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?

As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing
A microphone with stage lights in the background
Robin Ince

As a stand-up comedian, it's best to not know what you're doing

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
Michael Socha and Sophie McShera in The Gallows Pole
Interview

The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
Striking members of Unite and the NEU march on Westminster
John Bird

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Sydney Sweeney
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Charles Fort, Kinsale Co. Cork
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

Sadiq Khan: 'We've only got limited time to make a difference'
Sadiq Khan
Exclusive interview

Sadiq Khan: 'We've only got limited time to make a difference'

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin television tower
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Big Swiss book cover
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Monsters book cover
Problematic art

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble
WITCH band members today
New album

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw
Illustration of a pink orchid
Nature

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw

Paul Simon: 'Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise'
Exclusive interview

Paul Simon: 'Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise'