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Writer and comedian Mark Steel: 'Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer'
Letter to my younger self

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: 'Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer'

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
British history

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'
TV

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Music

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently
B Corp Month

B Corp Britain: These are the companies near you doing things differently

'We want people to think it could be their kid': Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
TV

'We want people to think it could be their kid': Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence

'We're committed to being a force for good': Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better
B Corp Month

'We're committed to being a force for good': Meet the ethical entrepreneurs doing business better

High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos
Lucy Sweet

High Potential is high-octane, fast-talking nonsense that will hit you right in the Columbos

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty
John Bird

This diagram shows exactly where the government is going wrong on poverty

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 
Books

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Books

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer as we've never seen him
Documentary

Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer as we've never seen him

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Paul McNamee

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen's great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen's great debt battle

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances
Letters

Letters: Voter loyalties are no longer for life – unlike football allegiances

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'
Exclusive

Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife
Sam Delaney

Supermarkets replaced humans with machines – they shouldn't be surprised shoplifting is rife

Fashion icon Twiggy: 'David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life'
Letter To My Younger Self

Fashion icon Twiggy: 'David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life'

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'
Dogs

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'

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