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Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'
Biography of X cover
Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'

The cost of living crisis has left us in a state of emergency. The government must act
Hands counting coins
Paul McNamee

The cost of living crisis has left us in a state of emergency. The government must act

Agriculture has changed the planet – now we need to change our diet to protect it
Earth Day
Earth Day

Agriculture has changed the planet – now we need to change our diet to protect it

Niamh Algar: ITV drama Malpractice exposes uncomfortable truths about NHS
Niamh Algar as Dr Lucinda Edwards in Malpractice
Interview

Niamh Algar: ITV drama Malpractice exposes uncomfortable truths about NHS

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency
Earth Day
Earth Day

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency

What does the UK's current energy mix look like today – and in the future?
Electric socket illustration
Earth day

What does the UK's current energy mix look like today – and in the future?

Jon Richardson: 'My first gig was terrifying'
Jon Richardson
Comedy

Jon Richardson: 'My first gig was terrifying'

Doomism about climate change is a privilege we can't afford
Illustration of climate breakdown
Earth Day

Doomism about climate change is a privilege we can't afford

Missing: A nifty tech thriller that raises the bar
Storm Reid and Megan Sure in Missing.
Review

Missing: A nifty tech thriller that raises the bar

Can giant charity shops stop fast fashion in its tracks?
Earth Day
Earth Day

Can giant charity shops stop fast fashion in its tracks?

How To Blow Up A Pipeline: How we made climate activism sexy
interview

How To Blow Up A Pipeline: How we made climate activism sexy

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets
Earth Day
Earth Day

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets

All is not lost, but climate action is more urgent than ever
Climate illustration
Earth Day

All is not lost, but climate action is more urgent than ever

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife 'with a camera, not a gun'
Polar Bear by Graeme Green
Wildlife photography

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife 'with a camera, not a gun'

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis
Barbed wire heart
Fiction

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis

Shy review: Max Porter's spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Shy by Max Porter
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter's spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Stopgap politics won't cut it. We need proper forward planning
Stopgap politics - John Bird
John Bird

Stopgap politics won't cut it. We need proper forward planning

Eddie Piller's electrifying trip back to Mod's second wave
Eddie Piller book
Memoir

Eddie Piller's electrifying trip back to Mod's second wave

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language
Greek Lessons cover
Fiction

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language

I couldn't find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Frances Mensah Williams illustration in green and gold
Black British fiction

I couldn't find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

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