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Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
Helen Barnard

Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Interview

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
TV

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return

John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
My Big Year

John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
My big Year

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’
My Big Year

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’

Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
My Big Year

Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
Bethlehem

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
My Big Year

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Gladiators

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians
Politics

What would you buy Keir Starmer for Christmas? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians

Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
2024

Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Best books of 2024

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

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‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?
Gaza

‘The children have seen so much blood’: As calls for a ceasefire grow even louder – what’s next for Gaza?

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
My Big Year

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
TV

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Christmas TV

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024