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Top 5 books to read before you’re 12 – as chosen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Top 5 books to read before you’re 12 – as chosen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Street Art: Mary Vallely uses colour to beat her depression

Street Art: Mary Vallely uses colour to beat her depression
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival: tears, love and laughs

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival: tears, love and laughs
With its semi-miraculous plot contrivances ‘The Apparition’ is beyond belief

With its semi-miraculous plot contrivances ‘The Apparition’ is beyond belief
Vorsprung durch technik – revisiting U2’s last truly great album 25 years on

Vorsprung durch technik – revisiting U2’s last truly great album 25 years on
An adventure on your sofa – rediscovering the ancient art of channel hopping

An adventure on your sofa – rediscovering the ancient art of channel hopping
Voyages of discovery: See the world with our summer reading picks

Voyages of discovery: See the world with our summer reading picks
The Big Issue’s Big Summer Reads as chosen by our celebrity friends

The Big Issue’s Big Summer Reads as chosen by our celebrity friends
A doctor and a diplomat talk life on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic

A doctor and a diplomat talk life on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic
Dad’s Army actor Frank Williams: “The British nation survives on humour”

Dad’s Army actor Frank Williams: “The British nation survives on humour”
This all girls summer music camp is tackling mental health problems head on

This all girls summer music camp is tackling mental health problems head on
Dave Benson Phillips: “Being dead for eight years, that’s quite hard”

Dave Benson Phillips: “Being dead for eight years, that’s quite hard”
Gallery: Homeless snappers bring London to life through lens

Gallery: Homeless snappers bring London to life through lens
Robin Ince on radio – never mind the bollocks, here’s BBC 6 Music

Robin Ince on radio – never mind the bollocks, here’s BBC 6 Music
A class act – in memory of composer and conductor Oliver Knussen

A class act – in memory of composer and conductor Oliver Knussen
Joe Pasquale: A comedian who won’t get on your nerves

Joe Pasquale: A comedian who won’t get on your nerves
Pier today, gone tomorrow: The battle to save Hastings Pier
