Interview
Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Mena Massoud on life after Aladdin, confidence and the problem with roles for actors of colour
Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln: ‘When people lose their house, they can lose their humanity’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln: ‘When people lose their house, they can lose their humanity’
‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Zayn Malik: ‘I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Zayn Malik: ‘I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world’
We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan
“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change
Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew’s car-crash interview in Scoop![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell on recreating Prince Andrew’s car-crash interview in Scoop
Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee’s journey is so much more than small boats
Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: ‘Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus’
Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Cynthia Erivo on identity, migrant crisis and what she’s learned playing Elphaba in Wicked
Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Bill Nighy: ‘Footballers are physical geniuses creating passages of great beauty. It’s fascinating’
DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP could be ‘fantastic’ under Labour, says ex-minister Stephen Timms: ‘Don’t write the DWP off’
Eric Cantona on getting older, Manchester United and why we must tell people we love how we feel![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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