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The Big Issue 2022 festival guide
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The Big Issue 2022 festival guide

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on the moment he realised he was homeless
Ncuti Gatwa with his cat, Pushkin
Ncuti Gatwa

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
angela scanlon
Letter to my younger self

'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
Paul McNamee

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
Cassette tape
Music

Play it again: The remarkable revival of cassettes

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
Book review

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

The steps we can all take towards a deeper understanding
Paul McNamee

The steps we can all take towards a deeper understanding

The book tour that's taken me to heaven and Hull
The Humber Bridge
Culture

The book tour that's taken me to heaven and Hull

Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: 'Homelessness is like this collective blind spot'
Razorlight

Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: 'Homelessness is like this collective blind spot'

Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years
Muse

Muse star Matt Bellamy has been buying The Big Issue for 25 years

Muse's Matt Bellamy: 'The will of the people can be something to be frightened of'
Muse's Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, Dominic Howard stand in darkness except for blue light reflected from their faces
Muse

Muse's Matt Bellamy: 'The will of the people can be something to be frightened of'

The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
Doctor Who

The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who

Screenwriter Abi Morgan on the dramas in her own life that rival anything she's written
Abi Morgan
Culture

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 in Prima Facie
John Bird

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 Photo: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
TV

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
The NYO in rehearsal
Music

How the National Youth Orchestra is levelling the playing field

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller
The Contractor
Film

The Contractor review: Mindless title, mindful military thriller

Weighing up BMI bemusement when you're heavy but healthy
Man standing on scales
Sam Delaney

Weighing up BMI bemusement when you're heavy but healthy

The scientific reason hate is on the rise
Hate crime illustration
Books

The scientific reason hate is on the rise

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
Book reviews

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth