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Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: ‘I have no regrets’

Celebrity Traitors star Nick Mohammed on the moment that shocked Britain: ‘I have no regrets’
The actor and comedian looks back on his sensational year for an exclusive interview with Big Issue
How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain

How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain
Looking back on the way a reality TV show brought a fractured nation together in a year of anger and flux
Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner

Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
Jake Heggie’s opera tells the real-life story of Sister Helen Prejean and Joseph De Rocher, who formed an unlikely friendship while the latter was on death row
‘We’ve never seen anything quite like this before’: Inside the meteoric rise and rise of Labubus
‘We’ve never seen anything quite like this before’: Inside the meteoric rise and rise of Labubus
The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it
The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts – MPs need to see it
From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025

From rowdy forest animals to wig-loving goths: These are the best children’s books of 2025
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 

Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres
EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin
I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’

West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’
The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard writes for Big Issue: ‘Ours is a story about people’
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard writes for Big Issue: ‘Ours is a story about people’
Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley
Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’

Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope
A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
In pictures: ‘Filthy scribblings’ from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman

In pictures: ‘Filthy scribblings’ from gonzo artist Ralph Steadman
Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call

Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

