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Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury

Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’
Letter to my younger self

Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’

I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an ‘invisible war’. Then I saw it for myself
Photography

I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an ‘invisible war’. Then I saw it for myself

Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott
Books

Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott

Netflix’s Hit Man is what we used to call ‘a good time at the movies’ – but times have changed
Film

Netflix’s Hit Man is what we used to call ‘a good time at the movies’ – but times have changed

‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
Music

‘This country is run by idiots and fools’: Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town
Music

This is what happens to a local economy when Taylor Swift comes to town

How the UK’s jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool
Music

How the UK’s jazz explosion led to a rebirth of cool

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Mikey Erhardt

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
Books

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity
John Bird

This election, we must demand social security be rocket-fuelled so it becomes social opportunity

Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?
Letters

Letters: Sunak is one of Britain’s richest men – how can he relate to people on benefits?

“Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?” Paul Weller on politics in Big Issue exclusive
Press Release

“Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?” Paul Weller on politics in Big Issue exclusive

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Politics

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Paul Weller and Johnny Harris deliver state of the nation address

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 
Music

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 

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Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London
Lucy Sweet

Here’s why I love Netflix’s hugely problematic Buying London

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945
Kate Pickett

To tackle child poverty, we need action as bold as Labour creating the welfare state in 1945

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont
Books

Top 5 child characters in books, chosen by award-winning journalist Tom Lamont