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Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne
A yellow spade and red bucket on a pebble beach
Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time
Two young women sit on a sofa in chef's whites with Sacher branding
International vendors

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time

Meet the Drummond Street Artists – the new art collective with histories of homelessness
Geraldine Crimmins beside some of her artworks
Exhibition

Meet the Drummond Street Artists – the new art collective with histories of homelessness

Cycling gives a fleeting glimpse of a brighter future
Cyclists in a race - birds eye view
Paul McNamee

Cycling gives a fleeting glimpse of a brighter future

Joan Jett: 'How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?'
US rock'n'roll great Joan Jett
Letter to my Younger Self

Joan Jett: 'How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?'

Paapa Essiedu: 'It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do'
Paapa Essiedu
Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu: 'It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do'

William Friedkin on 'rip-off' Exorcist sequels, Scorsese selling out and dressing as Ali G
William Friedkin Image: Warner Bros./Hoya Productions
Film

William Friedkin on 'rip-off' Exorcist sequels, Scorsese selling out and dressing as Ali G

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton's Edinburgh Fringe
Comedian Paul Merton ahead of his improv show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Interview

Dodging death, downpours and Oxbridge dilettantes: Paul Merton's Edinburgh Fringe

In memory of my mother, 50 years after her death
John Bird as a baby with his mother and brother
John Bird

In memory of my mother, 50 years after her death

Fara Williams: 'I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me'
Fara Williams remains England Women's top scorer with 40 goals in 177 games
Letter to my Younger Self

Fara Williams: 'I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me'

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Gothic illustration by Jon Klassen of a little girl holding a skull
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club
Images of musicians performing live in Hot Box, Chelmsford
Venue Watch

Hot Box, Chelmsford: Possibly the only UK venue to puts on funk nights and a chess club

Chuck D: When my dad died, I was looking for answers
Chuck D in black and white
Interview

Chuck D: When my dad died, I was looking for answers

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo,
review

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Sea Change by Gina Chung
review

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy
The stars of Joy Ride - Stephanie Hsu as Kat, Sabrina Wu as Deadeye, Ashley Park as Audrey, and Sherry Cola as Lolo
Review

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis
Benjamin Netanyahu at an Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem - 30 Jul 2023
Stephen Pollard

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis

On men, women and the universal heartbreak of saying goodbye to our pets
A dog and a human looking at a sunset
Paul McNamee

On men, women and the universal heartbreak of saying goodbye to our pets

Kokomo City: 'Who doesn't want these girls to be safe?'
Koko Da Doll in Kokomo City
trans rights

Kokomo City: 'Who doesn't want these girls to be safe?'

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike
A packed Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland, UK
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all – acts and audience alike

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