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Daniel Mays: 'Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome'
Film

Daniel Mays: 'Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome'

As The Thursday Murder Club arrives in cinemas and on Netflix, Big Issue Ambassador Daniel Mays takes us inside the summer’s biggest British film
Gladiators star Zack George: 'We want my son's short time on this Earth to have a positive effect'
Charity

Gladiators star Zack George: 'We want my son's short time on this Earth to have a positive effect'

Labour MP Ian Byrne: 'We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep'
Labour MP Ian Byrne
Politics

Labour MP Ian Byrne: 'We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep'

Could the UK have a Green prime minister? It's 'overdue', says leadership hopeful Ellie Chowns
Politics

Could the UK have a Green prime minister? It's 'overdue', says leadership hopeful Ellie Chowns

Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'
Letter To My Younger Self

Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism': Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke
Art

'We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism': Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke

Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: 'People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive'
TV

Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: 'People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive'

Inside the Big Issue: Think pig
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Think pig

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero
Royal Institute of British Architects president Muyiwa Oki
Architecture

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'
Documentary

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'

The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
Letter To My Younger Self

The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: 'Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it'
Music

Monster of Jazz Festival founder Wojtek Mazolewski: 'Jazz is freedom. That’s how I see and feel it'

Suspended MP Brian Leishman: 'It's sad there's no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party'
Brian Leishman
Politics

Suspended MP Brian Leishman: 'It's sad there's no room for Jeremy and Zarah in the Labour Party'

I bought Brixton Academy for £1
Live music

I bought Brixton Academy for £1

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

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

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'

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

'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

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?
Democracy

'Adults make dumb decisions': What do teenagers think about lowering the voting age?

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Superheroes vs the culture wars

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'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Brian Cox: 'I've been haunting Margaret Thatcher'
Theatre

Brian Cox: 'I've been haunting Margaret Thatcher'

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025

Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Letter To My Younger Self

Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest