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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?

‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’
Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’

Keir Starmer: ‘This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness’
This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!

Letters: Yes, it was really easy being a Boomer… How Gen Z must envy us!
This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: ‘Where would we put a tree?’
Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas

Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas
Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’

Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: ‘I want every child to have the security I had’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’

Author Sam Leith: ‘A good children’s story lasts a lifetime’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people

Hostility lurks on every corner – but going for a run dressed as a turkey restored my faith in people
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
