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

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’

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

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

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

Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition
The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas

The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years

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’

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays

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

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

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’

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

‘A man of integrity’: Tributes pour in after writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

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

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’

Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’
Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
