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Top 5 books to make you think, chosen by The Conversation director Peter Florence
Books

Top 5 books to make you think, chosen by The Conversation director Peter Florence

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them
Space

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them

Starmer squandering chance to gain public's trust, says boss of influential progressive think tank
Harry Quilter-Pinner, director of IPPR
Think tanks

Starmer squandering chance to gain public's trust, says boss of influential progressive think tank

Conflating sex work and sex trafficking is harmful and needs to stop, Labour told
anti violence against women graffiti says 'women deserve better'
Sex work

Conflating sex work and sex trafficking is harmful and needs to stop, Labour told

On Falling director Laura Carreira: 'We don't have to work so much and get paid so little'
Film

On Falling director Laura Carreira: 'We don't have to work so much and get paid so little'

How we define 'sexual exploitation' is fuelling violence against women and girls
domestic abuse
Kimberley Hutchison

How we define 'sexual exploitation' is fuelling violence against women and girls

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people's debts: 'Just stopping the bad guys is not enough'
TV

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people's debts: 'Just stopping the bad guys is not enough'

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

It wasn't until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
World Book Day

It wasn't until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'
Farming

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'
Nuclear disarmament

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Books

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Books

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning

The idea of running off to a remote island is really appealing right now
Paul McNamee

The idea of running off to a remote island is really appealing right now

Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels
Letters

Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels

Inside the Big issue: Home truths in Ukraine
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Home truths in Ukraine

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the miners' strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on
Miners' strike

How the miners' strike changed the way Britain works, 40 years on

Classical music star André Rieu: 'My parents couldn't cope with me being happy. They were jealous'
Letter To My Younger Self

Classical music star André Rieu: 'My parents couldn't cope with me being happy. They were jealous'

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why
Climate change

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why

'A vital cog in 20th century music': Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
Music

'A vital cog in 20th century music': Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London

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