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Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits… it’s the Tory Labour way

Letters: Cut, cut, cut benefits… it’s the Tory Labour way
‘This is definitely a pinch-me moment’: Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured

‘This is definitely a pinch-me moment’: Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
The ‘giant misshapen penis’ flower sums up our simple human need for joy

The ‘giant misshapen penis’ flower sums up our simple human need for joy
Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission

Inside the Big Issue: Meet Dwayne Fields, the new UK Chief Scout on a mission
World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’

World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
This council is turning to the private sector to fix Britain’s draughty homes and reach net zero

This council is turning to the private sector to fix Britain’s draughty homes and reach net zero
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster

Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas

There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet: ‘This film will, unfortunately, never not be relevant’

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet: ‘This film will, unfortunately, never not be relevant’
Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution

Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
Letters: We are in an existential planetary emergency!
