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Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'
The former Tory MP levels with Big Issue on railways, politics, global unrest – and garish wardrobes
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
'We want people to think it could be their kid': Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence

'We want people to think it could be their kid': Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen's great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen's great debt battle
Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'
Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'
Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'

Meet the very good dogs saving lives by donating blood: 'Dogs are so special, they give us so much'
International Women's Day: Meet the women making big changes at Big Issue Group

International Women's Day: Meet the women making big changes at Big Issue Group
On Falling director Laura Carreira: 'We don't have to work so much and get paid so little'

On Falling director Laura Carreira: 'We don't have to work so much and get paid so little'
Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'
Classical music star André Rieu: 'My parents couldn't cope with me being happy. They were jealous'

Classical music star André Rieu: 'My parents couldn't cope with me being happy. They were jealous'
Fats Timbo: 'It was hard growing up with dwarfism – but I'm going to change the world'

Fats Timbo: 'It was hard growing up with dwarfism – but I'm going to change the world'
The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining's 'brutal' heritage: 'I don't think anyone misses the mines'

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining's 'brutal' heritage: 'I don't think anyone misses the mines'
Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she's always 'on the brink of panic'
Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners' strike

Inside the Big Issue: 40 years on from the miners' strike
Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'

Jason Donovan: 'I enjoyed fame initially – until I left Neighbours'
I'm Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: 'I felt very much lost'

I'm Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: 'I felt very much lost'
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'
White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be 'miserable as hell'

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be 'miserable as hell'
Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: 'It's cinema magic'

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: 'It's cinema magic'
Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: 'It's very disappointing'
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
