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Russell T Davies on Nolly, It’s a Sin and bringing Kate Winslet back for Dark Season reunion
interview

Russell T Davies on Nolly, It’s a Sin and bringing Kate Winslet back for Dark Season reunion

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
Books

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

Barbie, boygenius and King’s Coronation: These are the best cultural moments of 2023
Best of the year

Barbie, boygenius and King’s Coronation: These are the best cultural moments of 2023

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
Letter to my younger self

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’

How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’
venue watch

How tiny music venue The Pit at Newstead revived a former mining community: ‘It’s a lifeline’

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year
Venue Watch

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody crowns Bangor music venue National Lottery Project of the Year

How The Big Issue became a royal matchmaker for William and Kate in The Crown
TV

How The Big Issue became a royal matchmaker for William and Kate in The Crown

Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition
Christmas

Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition

Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
Music

Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Letter to my younger self

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’
Music

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’

Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays
Theatre

Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays

Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
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Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas

Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Venue Watch

Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’
Film

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Literature

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65

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How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
Books

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Books

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
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Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’
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Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’