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Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson

Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson
Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter
The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest

The tinderbox of poverty continues to spark social unrest
Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’
We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why

We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why
Riots are not inevitable – just ask the people of Manchester’s Moss Side

Riots are not inevitable – just ask the people of Manchester’s Moss Side
14 years of austerity left many feeling grateful simply not to be on the streets

14 years of austerity left many feeling grateful simply not to be on the streets
Labour MP Rupa Huq looks back (not in anger) on interviewing Noel Gallagher for Big Issue in 1999

Labour MP Rupa Huq looks back (not in anger) on interviewing Noel Gallagher for Big Issue in 1999
Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing

Tory leadership hopefuls want to prove how ‘anti-woke’ they are. It shows they’ve learned nothing
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment
I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
‘It’s OK to laugh about death’: And Mrs director Daniel Reisinger’s guide to facing grief with a smile

‘It’s OK to laugh about death’: And Mrs director Daniel Reisinger’s guide to facing grief with a smile
Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices

