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                            Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
            
                            Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
            
                            'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        'They united the public in opposition to hatred': What have we learned six months on from UK riots?
            
                            If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        If everyone finds the news so bleak these days, why are news podcasts so popular?
            
                            Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Chief Scout Dwayne Fields on empowering Britain's youth – and why kids are coping better than we think
            
                            Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Why you should never underestimate the spirit of towns left behind by industry
            
                            Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
            
                            Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
													    
        
            
        
    
																	
        Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
            
                            Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
            
                            Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Paying off your landlord's mortgage can't be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
            
                            Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits... it's the Tory Labour way
            
                            'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        'This is definitely a pinch-me moment': Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
            
                            The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        The 'giant misshapen penis' flower sums up our simple human need for joy
            
                            Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
																	
        Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
            
                            World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
													
        World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
            
                            Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
            
                            Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
            
                            This council is turning to the private sector to fix Britain's draughty homes and reach net zero
                    
    
            
            
        
        
        
                    
																	
        This council is turning to the private sector to fix Britain's draughty homes and reach net zero
            
                            Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster