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The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'
Danny O’Donoghue from The Script
Letter To My Younger Self

The Script's Danny O'Donoghue: 'I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died'

The Script frontman is grateful for the charmed life he’s led, but the tragic loss of a bandmate saw him seeking spiritual help
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
James Ellis Ford in his home studio
Music

How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia

Artist Philip Colbert: 'There’s a fascism of seriousness'
Thirty giant, surrealist lobsters interact with the Roman ruins at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Art

Artist Philip Colbert: 'There’s a fascism of seriousness'

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Art

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats

Beth Orton: 'Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world'
Letter To My Younger Self

Beth Orton: 'Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'
Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence
Books

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up'

Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Ruth Madeley
Letter To My Younger Self

Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'

Sir Chris Hoy: 'If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug'
Sir Chris Hoy
Sport

Sir Chris Hoy: 'If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug'

A homeless tour of Liverpool: 'We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone's got a story'
Invisible Cities' tour guide Danielle in Liverpool
Invisible Cities

A homeless tour of Liverpool: 'We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone's got a story'

Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'
Dame Elaine Paige
Letter To My Younger Self

Dame Elaine Paige: 'The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work'

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'
Stephen Mulhern
Recommended reads

Stephen Mulhern: 'I genuinely believe that anything is possible'

Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'
Bastille's Dan Smith
Letter To My Younger Self

Dan Smith: 'Bastille's mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas'

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: 'We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed'
Oobah Butlet
TV

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: 'We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed'

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Music

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts

How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
Downtown Dallas on the day of the JFK Assassination
Books

How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today

Barry's Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube
Barry Ferns runs the popular YouTube channel Barry's Economics
Comedy

Barry's Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg raising a fist in protest
Music

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: 'If we don’t tax wealth we'll return to the feudal age'

Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’
USA 250

Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’

Sidemen's Vikkstar: 'We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models'
Sidemen star Vikkstar
Music

Sidemen's Vikkstar: 'We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models'

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
America at 250

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Being the children's laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing'
Letter To My Younger Self

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: 'Being the children's laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing'

Mel Brooks at 100 - the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy
Comedy

Mel Brooks at 100 - the trailblazer who never forgets the importance of love in comedy

'Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults'
Sarah Green, subject of Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter: A Woman's Escape From Her Mother's Cult. with her brother Josh
Cults

'Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults'