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Strike star Holliday Grainger: 'What did the world get right this year? Not enough'
My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: 'What did the world get right this year? Not enough'

Hide your Post-it notes when the star of Strike: The Ink Black Heart is around over the festive season
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: 'I wish I hadn't signed an NDA'
My Big Year

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: 'I wish I hadn't signed an NDA'

'I eat so much chocolate': Stars of BBC's Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Gladiators

'I eat so much chocolate': Stars of BBC's Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
2024

Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'

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The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Best books of 2024

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue's book of the year for 2024
Book of the Year 2024

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue's book of the year for 2024

'I'm very privileged': Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
TV

'I'm very privileged': Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Christmas TV

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: 'Winning gold is the best I've been as a person'
Alex Yee
My Big Year

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: 'Winning gold is the best I've been as a person'

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: 'We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever'
Tia Kofi
Drag

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: 'We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever'

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Interview

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: 'What a privilege to be part of people's Christmases'
TV

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: 'What a privilege to be part of people's Christmases'

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Stock image of a person putting a bauble onto a Christmas tree
Christmas

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions

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'

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'

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
Busking

'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024
Children's books

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: 'As a Black drag queen, I'm political… even when I don't want to be'
Drag

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: 'As a Black drag queen, I'm political… even when I don't want to be'

Danny Dyer says people looked at him 'like scum' while he sold the Big Issue in London
Andre Rostant and Danny Dyer selling The Big Issue on Charing Cross Road
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Danny Dyer says people looked at him 'like scum' while he sold the Big Issue in London

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How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Film

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?

Ruth Jones and James Corden: 'Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you're expecting...'
Gavin & Stacey stars ahead of the final episode
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Ruth Jones and James Corden: 'Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you're expecting...'

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'

Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Books

Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia