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Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
Louis Theroux sits for his portrait on Portrait Artist of the Year
TV

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’

Over a decade on, the great and good are still lining up to have their likenesses immortalised on TV
Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

The Apprentice's Tim Campbell: 'I'd make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure'
Tim Campbell
PM For The PM

The Apprentice's Tim Campbell: 'I'd make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure'

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: 'I didn't mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice'
Letter To My Younger Self

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: 'I didn't mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice'

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'
Theatre

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape 'labourism'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Kelly Macdonald: 'We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs'
Kelly Macdonald
Letter To My Younger Self

Kelly Macdonald: 'We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs'

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Actor Shonagh Marie in Bullet Tongue
Arts

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'
Maya Jama
Employment

Maya Jama: 'Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know'

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Steven MacKenzie

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue

Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Ruth Madeley
Letter To My Younger Self

Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'
Stephen Mulhern
Recommended reads

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: 'We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed'
Oobah Butlet
TV

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: 'We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed'

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'

Sidemen's Vikkstar: 'We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models'
Sidemen star Vikkstar
Music

Sidemen's Vikkstar: 'We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models'

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Being the children's laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing'
Letter To My Younger Self

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Being the children's laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing'

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
Sapphire McIntosh
Interview

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: 'I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic'
Letter To My Younger Self

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: 'I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic'

'As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me'
A Pride flag
Letters

'As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me'

Tanya Reynolds: 'Women can never relax'
Theatre

Tanya Reynolds: 'Women can never relax'

Why HIV as it's shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today
Fraser Wilson

Why HIV as it's shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Michael Palin: 'There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going'
Books

Michael Palin: 'There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going'

Tip Toe creator Russell T Davies: ‘The search for equality has no endgame’
TV

Tip Toe creator Russell T Davies: ‘The search for equality has no endgame’

Dr Ranj Singh: 'I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort'
Letter To My Younger Self

Dr Ranj Singh: 'I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort'

Keeley Hawes: 'We can't all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all'
Interview

Keeley Hawes: 'We can't all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all'