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Zayn Malik: ‘I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world’

Zayn Malik: ‘I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world’
We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan

We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan
Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: ‘I’m a very Northern man’

Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: ‘I’m a very Northern man’
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’

Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’

This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor

Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’

Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’
From The Iron Claw to Opponent: How wrestling films began grappling with real issues

From The Iron Claw to Opponent: How wrestling films began grappling with real issues
Artist with autism uses drawing to make sense of the trauma of losing his home

Artist with autism uses drawing to make sense of the trauma of losing his home
Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats
‘Everyone has a story’: Watch The Beautiful Game stars explain why Homeless World Cup is so important

‘Everyone has a story’: Watch The Beautiful Game stars explain why Homeless World Cup is so important
‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos

I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’

Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley
Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’

Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’
The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix’s Homeless World Cup film

The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix’s Homeless World Cup film
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
