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I spent 10 years working as a prison officer. The impact of staff cuts and reduced funding has been devastating
Alex South portrait, brown hair black top
Alex South

I spent 10 years working as a prison officer. The impact of staff cuts and reduced funding has been devastating

Philippe Moryoussef is on the run for a crime that might not exist. It's a scandal that leads back to the centre of the 2008 financial crisis
Graphic of Philippe Moryoussef and Rigged book cover on green background
Criminal justice

Philippe Moryoussef is on the run for a crime that might not exist. It's a scandal that leads back to the centre of the 2008 financial crisis

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting
The original production of Stravinsky Rite Of Spring in Paris in 1913.
Classical

Stravinsky rite of passage is worth protecting

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life... and inspired my book 
Illustration by Pierre Buttin capturing the movement of a group of dancers
Expressive writing

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life... and inspired my book 

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
A dark forest and a pair of gleaming eyes
Fiction

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi

Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'
Tiago Alves, a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire near Latimer Road,
Interview

Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
The cover of Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter features an image of a halved pomegranate
Fiction

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics
Close up of Cillian Murphy in black and white
John Bird

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink
The cover of Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej
Fiction

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
Footballer Kylian Mbappe of France and Paris St Germain has been the subject of transfer speculation
Paul McNamee

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do

Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'
Midge Ure in a black shirt against a white background
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave
A street paper vendor in Belgrade makes a sale
climate crisis

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave

From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation
Sleaford Mods at Wembley Stadium
Exclusive

From warehouses to Wembley: A day with Sleaford Mods, voice of a troubled nation

'Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees'
A forest
Sam Delaney

'Mindfulness is difficult. Exercise is exhausting. But anyone can go for a stroll through some trees'

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation
A young Sinéad O’Connor
Film

How Sinéad O’Connor risked it all to speak truth to power – and inspired a new generation

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon
Laura Kelly

Good Omens 2: Behind the scenes with an infernal demon

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life
The Big Issue mural
John Bird

A visit to The Big Issue mural was like stepping into my former life

Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'
Chris Packham
Punk and birds

Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Illustration two women embracing
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'
Interview

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'

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