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How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica

How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say

‘The right is on the rise’: UK’s democracy is too fragile to be ‘complacent’ about Trump, experts say
Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too

Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’

‘I didn’t see a future’: Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces ‘gay ban’
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them

Our prisons are so broken that we can’t carry on – we must seize the opportunity to fix them
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais

‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’

Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights

2024 has seen women and girls in Gaza face unprecedented attacks on their rights
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure

This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
This woman’s asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here’s how we can stop failing refugees

This woman’s asylum hotel reminded her of being detained. Here’s how we can stop failing refugees
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others

Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them

The root causes of the UK’s racist riots remain. The government must be brave and destroy them
As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened

As I celebrate Christmas in London, my neighbourhood in Gaza is being flattened
I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise

Protest isn’t a dirty word – but successive governments have tried to convince us otherwise
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
