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Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas
Inside Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

The indie frontwoman didn’t expect to find a new audience on the dance floor. Now her biggest successes are in the kitchen

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

The comedian thought that initially trying stand-up was out of his comfort zone, but that was nothing compared to Strictly

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Child poverty

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
Letter To My Younger Self

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’

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Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
Christmas

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’
Sport

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
Music

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Letter To My Younger Self

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that
Christmas

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Alcoholism

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
Music

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
TV

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
Letter to my Younger Self

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Film

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Activism

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream
Film

Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream

Laura Mvula: ‘I don’t know if I’d be a singer without my family’
Music

Laura Mvula: ‘I don’t know if I’d be a singer without my family’

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Food banks

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’
Books

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘The most important day in history is tomorrow’

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Movember: Men being more attuned to their cars than their own bodies needs to change
Health

Movember: Men being more attuned to their cars than their own bodies needs to change

Inside the Big Issue: Fearless Chris McCausland
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Fearless Chris McCausland

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’
Letter To My Younger Self

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie: ‘I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix’

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
TV

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor