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I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos

I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’

Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it

Story of the island with more Easter eggs than people tells us we need relatable joy – wherever we find it
Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked

Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix’s Homeless World Cup film

The Beautiful Game: Meet the real-life footballers who inspired Netflix’s Homeless World Cup film
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts

Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island

Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Letters: Spiralling service charge rises have turned my dream of owning a home into a nightmare

Letters: Spiralling service charge rises have turned my dream of owning a home into a nightmare
Killing in the name of conservation is tricky business. Because we can, does it mean we should?

Killing in the name of conservation is tricky business. Because we can, does it mean we should?
Big Issue Recipe Collection: This sweet and tasty Ukrainian vareniki is ‘best comfort food ever’

Big Issue Recipe Collection: This sweet and tasty Ukrainian vareniki is ‘best comfort food ever’
Big Issue Recipe Collection: These posh baked beans are delicious thanks to a secret ingredient

Big Issue Recipe Collection: These posh baked beans are delicious thanks to a secret ingredient
Big Issue Recipe Collection: These Greek stuffed peppers are quick, healthy and won’t break the bank

Big Issue Recipe Collection: These Greek stuffed peppers are quick, healthy and won’t break the bank
Big Issue Recipe Collection: Jamie Oliver’s thrifty fruit crumble costs just 72p per portion

Big Issue Recipe Collection: Jamie Oliver’s thrifty fruit crumble costs just 72p per portion
Inside the Big Issue: The glorious, chaotic, triumphant story of the Homeless World Cup

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious, chaotic, triumphant story of the Homeless World Cup
Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’

Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’
Mary & George’s Tony Curran on playing pacifist, pleasure-seeking King James
