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Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas

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’

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

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’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’

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’

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’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

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

‘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

‘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

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’

Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’
‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

‘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’

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

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Wicked: The musical reimagining of The Wizard of Oz shows a way to reclaim the American dream

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’

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’

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’
