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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Letter to my Younger Self

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’

Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’
Music

Paul Simon unveils surprise collaboration with artist Charlie Mackesy: ‘It’s nice to make a friend this way’

Incredible story behind man who created a dress out of nettles
Nature

Incredible story behind man who created a dress out of nettles

Music education funded for thousands of underprivileged kids by charity: ‘It’s a must-have’
Education

Music education funded for thousands of underprivileged kids by charity: ‘It’s a must-have’

Comedian Mawaan Rizwan is ‘having the most joyful time’ with brilliant new sitcom Juice
Interview

Comedian Mawaan Rizwan is ‘having the most joyful time’ with brilliant new sitcom Juice

Hot fuzz: The most glorious moustaches in movie history, ranked
Film

Hot fuzz: The most glorious moustaches in movie history, ranked

‘The art of resistance’: Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition
Art

‘The art of resistance’: Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition

The Rolling Stones remind us rock stars weren’t meant to be role models
Rock

The Rolling Stones remind us rock stars weren’t meant to be role models

Life-changing prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
Books

Life-changing prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’

‘Music is very close to my soul’: Ex-Big Issue seller Stephen Woodhouse on cycling across Europe and recording his debut album
Music

‘Music is very close to my soul’: Ex-Big Issue seller Stephen Woodhouse on cycling across Europe and recording his debut album

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: ‘Understanding our world can feel difficult’
Interview

Ros Atkins and the art of explanation: ‘Understanding our world can feel difficult’

Nina Sosanya: Making Good Omens with ‘silly’ David Tennant and Micheal Sheen was a joy
Letter To My Younger Self

Nina Sosanya: Making Good Omens with ‘silly’ David Tennant and Micheal Sheen was a joy

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new
Literature

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new

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Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
opinion

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
family chronicle

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle

Pharoah Sanders – discovering an elusive jazz gem
Jazz

Pharoah Sanders – discovering an elusive jazz gem