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Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change

Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change
Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: ‘I’m a very Northern man’

Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: ‘I’m a very Northern man’
This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’

This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: ‘Music is the heart’
Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’

Nish Kumar: ‘My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11’
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor

Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’

Civil War director Alex Garland on ChatGPT, 28 Years Later and why Britain is like a ‘pet cat’
From The Iron Claw to Opponent: How wrestling films began grappling with real issues

From The Iron Claw to Opponent: How wrestling films began grappling with real issues
Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew’s car-crash interview in Scoop

Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew’s car-crash interview in Scoop
‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024

‘Democracy is stronger when more people take part’: Voter ID may stop millions from voting in 2024
Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats
Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse

Loneliness is nothing new – but modern life is making it worse
Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians

Nish Kumar weighs in on Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel’s role model status to British-Asians
Inside the Big Issue: Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands

Inside the Big Issue: Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands
I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos

I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’

Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it

Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it
Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
