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Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out
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Fight for justice

Infected blood scandal victims still fighting for justice four decades on – but time is running out

Single and stuck: Cost of living crisis forcing exes to live together after breaking up
Housing

Single and stuck: Cost of living crisis forcing exes to live together after breaking up

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities
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Town planning

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities

It's a Sin star Nathaniel Hall on abuse, finding humour in dark places and powerful new show Toxic
Nathaniel J Hall close up
Theatre

It's a Sin star Nathaniel Hall on abuse, finding humour in dark places and powerful new show Toxic

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty
A blue and red manifesto
John Bird

Tories and Labour need to stop slinging mud and urgently commit to a new Ministry of Poverty

The Last Siren: This dementia-friendly night at the opera is making arts more inclusive
The audience at the dementia-friendly opera
Opera

The Last Siren: This dementia-friendly night at the opera is making arts more inclusive

Are big-budget horror movies becoming more conservative?
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (from left) Angela Fielding (Lidya Jewett) and Katherine (Olivia Marcum)
Horror

Are big-budget horror movies becoming more conservative?

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain
Stephen Graham in a dressing gown with a can of beer
Lucy Sweet

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future
Zubin Kanga in blue jacket and gloves under a pink light
Classical music

How cutting-edge pianist Zubin Kanga is pushing classical music into the future

The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
The Pole book cover
Books

The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
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Books

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds

BlackBerry review – the ruthlessness and farce of big business
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Film

BlackBerry review – the ruthlessness and farce of big business

How 'great wealth transfer' from baby boomers to millennials will shape our planet's future
Finance

How 'great wealth transfer' from baby boomers to millennials will shape our planet's future

Travelling by train in UK has become a story of hope over expectation
Robin Ince

Travelling by train in UK has become a story of hope over expectation

This is why we can't compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness
Kentish agricultural workers rising up in 1830
John Bird

This is why we can't compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
Illustration of the word 'autumn'
Autumn reads

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Boiling Point director Philip Barantini on Stephen Graham, stress and 'making a bit of dinner'
Carly in Boiling Point
TV

Boiling Point director Philip Barantini on Stephen Graham, stress and 'making a bit of dinner'

TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'
David Olusoga
Letter to my younger self

TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'

To bank on a better future, start with moving your money somewhere ethical and green
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Banking

To bank on a better future, start with moving your money somewhere ethical and green

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
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Libraries Week

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

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