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Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal
Inside the Big Issue: Self Esteem is not holding back

Inside the Big Issue: Self Esteem is not holding back
Letters: Please don’t blame Boomers for everything 

Letters: Please don’t blame Boomers for everything
A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it

These scientists felt powerless over the climate crisis – so they decided to do something about it
Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America
At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal

At Laugharne, I’m reminded there’s no room for complacency when love is our goal
World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get

Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue

10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025

‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence
