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How the tragic death of a man in an overcrowded flat exposed the dire truth about slumlord Britain
Maddocks House

How the tragic death of a man in an overcrowded flat exposed the dire truth about slumlord Britain

200,000 people liked a picture of my Christmas tree. It was cool, but brought difficult memories
Sophia Alexandra Hall

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 magazine

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
Service dogs

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’
Letter to my younger self

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
Music

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’
Music

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
Darren Scott

Russell T Davies’ new Doctor Who will change the landscape of TV. Again

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’
Film

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’

Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Paul McNamee

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
Poetry

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
Books

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
John Bird

Lame Tories have failed us. Labour must plan to do better

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Books

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
Choose Love

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
Paul McNamee

What Monsters Inc can teach us about the Dublin riots – and why we should all be a bit more Sulley

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Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
TV

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Why we should all get to know a sheep 
Farming

Why we should all get to know a sheep 

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Music

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
Homelessness

Homeless man asks to be sent to jail for a bed and a meal. It happens more often than you’d think