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H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Exclusive interview

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’

Claire Foy plays Helen Macdonald in a film adaptation of their bestselling novel, H is for Hawk
Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 
Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan, stars of Saipan
Film

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 

Rick Edwards: 'I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China'
Games

Rick Edwards: 'I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China'

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Classical

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year
Language

Peace, AI and 'six-seven': Oxford reveals children's words of the year

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Books

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Books

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
Photography

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'
Johannes Radebe at Mamburu community, Limpopo province, South Africa. Image: WaterAid/ Lee-Ann Olwage
Interview

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: 'I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights'
Steve Coogan
Film

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: 'I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights'

Paddington's enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us
Culture

Paddington's enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'
Letter to my Younger Self

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: 'I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs'

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Live Aid

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut
Music

Why Sam Fender deserves credit for having the guts to sing about his gut

Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Graphic novels

Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake

Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain's favourite bear to life on stage: 'We're making history'
Theatre

Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain's favourite bear to life on stage: 'We're making history'

Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: 'In prison, all you can hear is chaos'
TV

Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: 'In prison, all you can hear is chaos'

Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
Paddington

Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale

Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
Film

Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser

Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who's overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
Art

Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who's overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time

Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: 'You have to allow yourself to fall'
Sport

Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: 'You have to allow yourself to fall'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
Books

Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment

A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
Books

A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise

How will the world look back on the ruin of Gaza?
Gaza

How will the world look back on the ruin of Gaza?

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'
Letter To My Younger Self

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'