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‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
real stories

‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’

From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
TV

From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
protest music

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’
racism

Gina Yashere: For UK Black comics it’s a nightclub policy – ‘one in, one out’

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+
Politics

Robert Carlyle says the UK has had enough of the Tories as The Full Monty arrives on Disney+

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
military

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall
Film

The Little Mermaid modernises the story by going back to the 1837 original, says director Rob Marshall

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?
Analysis

Can Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse save us from multiverse fatigue?

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

The Gallows Pole ‘reflects what the country is going through now’ says Shane Meadows
Interview

The Gallows Pole ‘reflects what the country is going through now’ says Shane Meadows

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Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower
Reality

Sydney Sweeney on the Reality of life as a whistleblower

Shirley Collins tells how ‘heartbreaking’ divorce stole her singing voice
Sexism

Shirley Collins tells how ‘heartbreaking’ divorce stole her singing voice

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel