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Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'
Letter To My Younger Self

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'

Author Sam Leith: 'A good children's story lasts a lifetime'
Sam Leith

Author Sam Leith: 'A good children's story lasts a lifetime'

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
Sam Delaney

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024
Children's books

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Rob Orchard

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Film

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we've moved with them
John Bird

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we've moved with them

Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches
Nigel Farage giving a speech
Paul McNamee

Let us all feast on left-wing milk and woke sandwiches

Ruth Jones and James Corden: 'Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you're expecting...'
Gavin & Stacey stars ahead of the final episode
Exclusive

Ruth Jones and James Corden: 'Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you're expecting...'

Inside the Big Issue: Gavin & Stacey's James Corden and Ruth Jones – one final time
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Gavin & Stacey's James Corden and Ruth Jones – one final time

Letters: The UK government is assisting the dying every day of innocent Palestinians in Gaza
Letters

Letters: The UK government is assisting the dying every day of innocent Palestinians in Gaza

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
Housing

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: 'I didn't know where Steven ended and Dynamo began'
Letter To My Younger Self

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: 'I didn't know where Steven ended and Dynamo began'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Books

Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: 'You change with the times'
Christmas

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: 'You change with the times'

Dogs are much happier than humans. Here's why
Mark Rowlands

Dogs are much happier than humans. Here's why

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
Adam Barnett

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers

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