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It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
World Book Day

It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline

Strictly star JB Gill: ‘Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys’
Farming

Strictly star JB Gill: ‘Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys’

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’
Nuclear disarmament

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Books

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Books

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning

The idea of running off to a remote island is really appealing right now
Paul McNamee

The idea of running off to a remote island is really appealing right now

Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels
Letters

Letters: Not all landlords are money-grabbing criminals – and not all tenants are angels

Inside the Big issue: Home truths in Ukraine
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Home truths in Ukraine

Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’
Letter To My Younger Self

Classical music star André Rieu: ‘My parents couldn’t cope with me being happy. They were jealous’

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here’s why
Climate change

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here’s why

‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London
Music

‘A vital cog in 20th century music’: Celebrating Brian Auger, the nexus of Swinging London

Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Books

Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry

The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas
Film

The Last Showgirl review – Pamela Anderson finds the pathos in Vegas

I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously
Robin Ince

I went to Leicester to punch melons and tomatoes for science. No, seriously

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’
Music

The Futureheads star Barry Hyde on mining’s ‘brutal’ heritage: ‘I don’t think anyone misses the mines’

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she’s always ‘on the brink of panic’
TV

Toxic Town star Jodie Whittaker on justice, Doctor Who and why she’s always ‘on the brink of panic’

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Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world
John Bird

Jane Austen has become my shelter against a confusing world

We’ll never solve the NHS beds crisis until we fix care and housing provision
Findlay MacAlpine

We’ll never solve the NHS beds crisis until we fix care and housing provision

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time
Books

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time

Green MP Ellie Chowns: ‘Half measures will no longer suffice – we need bold solutions to poverty’
Ellie Chowns

Green MP Ellie Chowns: ‘Half measures will no longer suffice – we need bold solutions to poverty’