Interview
History-making hot air balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard: ‘AI has to be at the service of humankind’
History-making hot air balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard: ‘AI has to be at the service of humankind’
New documentary, The Balloonists, tells the story of the first pair to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a hot-air balloon
Artist David Shrigley: ‘If Nigel Farage had become a sand sculptor we would all have been better off’
Artist David Shrigley: ‘If Nigel Farage had become a sand sculptor we would all have been better off’
David Shrigley reveals to Big Issue how he recharges his creative batteries. Porridge and The Muppets are mentioned
Keeley Hawes: ‘We can’t all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all’
Keeley Hawes: ‘We can’t all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all’
In Falling, Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu play a nun and a priest whose lives are changed when their worlds collide and sparks fly. Senior arts correspondent Adrian Lobb speaks to the stars
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
The Christophers director Steven Soderbergh: ‘The fear of every creative person is becoming irrelevant’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I’d cry myself to sleep’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Sadiq Khan: ‘Maybe Trump fancies me, I don’t know. I’m happily married! I’m not interested’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
‘If I was prime minister, I’d want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person’
‘If I was prime minister, I’d want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’
Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’
The Cage stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha: ‘You get feelings of madness in a casino’
The Cage stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha: ‘You get feelings of madness in a casino’
Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’
Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’
Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’
Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’
Richard Gadd: ‘I never set out to make peace with things in my own life’
Richard Gadd: ‘I never set out to make peace with things in my own life’
Chloe Burrows: ‘I went on Love Island and got a golden ticket. It’s a crazy life’
Chloe Burrows: ‘I went on Love Island and got a golden ticket. It’s a crazy life’
Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: ‘Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival’
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: ‘Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival’
Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’
