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Author Charles Foster: 'Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished'
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Author Charles Foster: 'Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished'

The benefit of glasses for middle-aged eyes
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The benefit of glasses for middle-aged eyes

Deep issues: Martin Robson's fight for his life underwater
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Deep issues: Martin Robson's fight for his life underwater

It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
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It's time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people

Katie Mack: 'The universe is doomed to perish'
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Katie Mack: 'The universe is doomed to perish'

The Book of Trespass: 'Every step on forbidden ground'
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The Book of Trespass: 'Every step on forbidden ground'

The Assistant's Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past
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The Assistant's Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past

Black Buck's Mateo Askaripour: 'I didn't hesitate on injecting humour'
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Black Buck's Mateo Askaripour: 'I didn't hesitate on injecting humour'

Memories from five tours in Afghanistan
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Memories from five tours in Afghanistan

Time's up for Britain's oil giants, but they won't go down without a fight
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Time's up for Britain's oil giants, but they won't go down without a fight

Everything you thought you knew about farming is wrong
In every farm there is something going on which isn’t at all like you think it is, writes Bella Bathurst. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Everything you thought you knew about farming is wrong

Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million
Extinction rates are accelerating. Is it futile to hope nature can protect threatened species? Michael Blencowe investigates. Illustration: The Big Issue
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Forget Tasmanian tigers, species are still going extinct by the million

The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us
The heroes of the modern era are standing by to defend us, writes Dr Emily Mayhew. Illustration: Laurie Avon
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The Four Horsemen are back, but there are modern heroes ready to defend us

How access to art can help all kids succeed
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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How access to art can help all kids succeed

A thing of beauty, not of this world
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A thing of beauty, not of this world

In an age of crisis, we can't afford rulers who lie to us
Boris Johnson's government owes much of its authority to Brexit, says Michael Peel.
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In an age of crisis, we can't afford rulers who lie to us

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If we want a fairer society, morality might not be the answer
Illustration by Joseph Joyce
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If we want a fairer society, morality might not be the answer

What can 16th-century sailors teach us about resolve in the time of Covid?
The stories of 16th century Arctic sailors 
are testimony to how far human endurance can be stretched, says Andrea Pitzer.
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What can 16th-century sailors teach us about resolve in the time of Covid?

We need to re-evaluate feminism to address the needs of all women
Illustration: Jospeh Joyce
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We need to re-evaluate feminism to address the needs of all women

The whole world must learn from Latin America's populist leaders
The whole world must learn the lessons of populism, writes Will Grant
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The whole world must learn from Latin America's populist leaders