From the magazine
200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
Inside the Big Issue: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition winner

Inside the Big Issue: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition winner
Comforting the ill and guiding the blind: These amazing service dogs all have very important jobs

Comforting the ill and guiding the blind: These amazing service dogs all have very important jobs
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years

Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’
Russell T Davies’ new Doctor Who will change the landscape of TV. Again

Russell T Davies’ new Doctor Who will change the landscape of TV. Again
How protest fashion became this year’s hottest Christmas gift

How protest fashion became this year’s hottest Christmas gift
Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Lame Tories have failed us. Labour must plan to do better

Lame Tories have failed us. Labour must plan to do better
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Behind the till with Olivia Colman at Choose Love’s refugee awareness pop-up shop

Behind the till with Olivia Colman at Choose Love’s refugee awareness pop-up shop
What Monsters Inc can teach us about the Dublin riots – and why we should all be a bit more Sulley

What Monsters Inc can teach us about the Dublin riots – and why we should all be a bit more Sulley
No, Brexit didn’t help UK ‘take back control’ – it made immigration rise. Here’s how

No, Brexit didn’t help UK ‘take back control’ – it made immigration rise. Here’s how
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think
