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TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible
Ant and Dec ©ITV
Paul McNamee

TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future
A child with a Christmas tree for the festive time of year. Illustration: CSA Images/Getty
David George Haskell

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry
Freeport - image of ship
Business

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry

Ghosts Christmas special: 'It's a warm show, and it’s an open-minded show'
ghosts christmas special
TV

Ghosts Christmas special: 'It's a warm show, and it’s an open-minded show'

Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result
Mark Watson

Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?
Is artificial intelligence the key to transforming our beloved but dated Christmas tunes? Illustration by Kyle Hilton
Malcolm Jack

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?

Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness
Lucy Sweet

Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness

How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
TV

How to celebrate Christmas in style with Outlander's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Jason Statham is the Cary Grant who could kick your head off
Film

Jason Statham is the Cary Grant who could kick your head off

How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner
Christmas

How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner

'A Universal Basic Income might not bring the utopia we imagine'
John Bird

'A Universal Basic Income might not bring the utopia we imagine'

Don't let media headlines blitz the decent side of human nature
Paul McNamee

Don't let media headlines blitz the decent side of human nature

Michael Sheen: 'I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'
Letter To My Younger Self

Michael Sheen: 'I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor'

Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men
Book Review

Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
LGBTQI+

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise
Jordan Wylie

My one-man mission to build a school – and keep a promise

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It's A Wonderful Life became a life-saving guardian angel for star Karolyn Grimes
Christmas

It's A Wonderful Life became a life-saving guardian angel for star Karolyn Grimes

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
Anne Frankenstein

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music

Jon Snow: Interviewing Margaret Thatcher was a pseudo-sexual experience
Media

Jon Snow: Interviewing Margaret Thatcher was a pseudo-sexual experience

Robin Ince’s 100 bookshop tour: Car parks and cagoules
Robin Ince

Robin Ince’s 100 bookshop tour: Car parks and cagoules

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