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'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?

'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?
Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'

Back to Black actor Eddie Marsan: 'There aren't any no-go areas in Tower Hamlets'
Zayn Malik: 'I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world'

Zayn Malik: 'I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world'
We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O'Hagan

We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O'Hagan
“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change

Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change
Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew's car-crash interview in Scoop

Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew's car-crash interview in Scoop
Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee's journey is so much more than small boats

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee's journey is so much more than small boats
Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: 'Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus'

Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: 'Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus'
'It's always a good time for music somewhere': Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

'It's always a good time for music somewhere': Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she's learned playing Elphaba in Wicked

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she's learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
Bill Nighy: 'Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It's fascinating'

Bill Nighy: 'Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It's fascinating'
DWP could be 'fantastic' under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: 'Don't write the DWP off'

DWP could be 'fantastic' under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: 'Don't write the DWP off'
Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel

Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel
Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies

Banel & Adama creator Ramata-Toulaye Sy on why Africa is so much more than its tragedies
Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'

Cate Blanchett on religion, powerful drama The New Boy and why politics is 'incredibly shameless'
The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'

The New Boy director Warwick Thornton: 'Democracy is a failure for world's indigenous people'
Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy
