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Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government's own making
Kevin Carvell

Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government's own making

Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters

Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?
Johnny Marr
Robin Ince

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: 'I realised I can create change with the roles I choose'
TV

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: 'I realised I can create change with the roles I choose'

We'll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
John Bird

We'll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy

Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston's marathon feat
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston's marathon feat

We're in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain's taps run dry
Environment

We're in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain's taps run dry

Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running
Renewable energy

Meet the chemical engineer producing carbon-free fuel to keep our world running

Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'
Olly Murs
Letter To My Younger Self

Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  
Artificial intelligence

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity  

Top 5 children's books set on islands, selected by children's author Lucy Strange 
Books

Top 5 children's books set on islands, selected by children's author Lucy Strange 

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: 'Nothing beats what nature makes'
The Leaf Man at work in his studio
Art

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: 'Nothing beats what nature makes'

Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West 
Environment

Who owns the moon? How the lunar frontier could become the new Wild West 

Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: 'You won't be a beautiful human without empathy'
Kerry Condon
Film

Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon: 'You won't be a beautiful human without empathy'

Nettle soup and dandelion leaves for lunch: How foraging for food makes you feel 'fully human'
Environment

Nettle soup and dandelion leaves for lunch: How foraging for food makes you feel 'fully human'

Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match
Zendaya and Mike Faist in Challengers
Film

Challengers review – Zendaya stars in an absurdly compelling three-way love match

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Voyager 1's galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 
Paul McNamee

Voyager 1's galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 

London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens' London is 'our London'
Ben Power

London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens' London is 'our London'

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian
NIck Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton on S17 of Taskmaster
Lucy Sweet

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian

Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them
A flowering hawthorn hedgerow
Envrionment

Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them