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Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on

Is Lena Dunham's Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?
Lucy Sweet

Is Lena Dunham's Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Letter To My Younger Self

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'

Comedian Glenn Moore on the importance of unimportance: 'Let's get boring'
Comedy

Comedian Glenn Moore on the importance of unimportance: 'Let's get boring'

The best books to read in summer 2025
Summer books

The best books to read in summer 2025

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be
Film

Yes, Sue Storm is a leader in the Fantastic Four – just as she should be

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates
Refugees

These refugees came to Britain for safety. They found roller skates

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling
TV

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling

The prison piano project striking a chord: 'Music expresses how much we all have in common'
Music

The prison piano project striking a chord: 'Music expresses how much we all have in common'

This man has found a way to travel by train for free... with one small catch
Transport

This man has found a way to travel by train for free... with one small catch

'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit': Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children's homes
Care homes

'Children in care shouldn't be a route to profit': Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children's homes

How to have summer fun without splashing the cash, according to Mr MoneyJar
Summer

How to have summer fun without splashing the cash, according to Mr MoneyJar

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Giovanna Fletcher

Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Letters

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump
Paul McNamee

What Rachel Reeves can learn from Donald Trump

It's time for the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap – we can't afford not to
Scott Compton

It's time for the government to scrap the two-child benefit cap – we can't afford not to

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: 'I love screaming to heavy metal in the car'
TV

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: 'I love screaming to heavy metal in the car'