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Why Labour's VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Education

Why Labour's VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Comedian James Acaster: 'I am not an alpha male'
Comedy

Comedian James Acaster: 'I am not an alpha male'

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn't want to be a 'robotic, asexual drone'
Ella Maisy Purvis in the role of Patience Evans in Channel 4 drama Patience. IN this picture she is sitting on the floor in the Police Records office where she works...
TV

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn't want to be a 'robotic, asexual drone'

From The Traitors to White Lotus: Here's 6 dystopian TV predictions that could come true in 2025
TV's Claudia Winkleman
Lucy Sweet

From The Traitors to White Lotus: Here's 6 dystopian TV predictions that could come true in 2025

'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
Culture

'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

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

I'm in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here's why
Millie Manders

I'm in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here's why

BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Music

BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'There's a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older'
Pop/rock band Keane sat on a bench
Music

Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'There's a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older'

New Order's Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I'm mad for it
New Order in 1989
Music

New Order's Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I'm mad for it

'Don’t judge the person you’re playing': Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams
Josh Finan as Gerry Adams in Say Nothing
TV

'Don’t judge the person you’re playing': Say Nothing actor Josh Finan on playing Gerry Adams

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
Lin Coghlan and Jim Pope

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Paul Mescal in Gladiator II
Film

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

'Love is the most powerful emotion there is': Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Opake
Art

'Love is the most powerful emotion there is': Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Phillip Toledano

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother's sorrowful story
Family secrets

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother's sorrowful story

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Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 
Film

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side 

The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'
Letter To My Younger Self

The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'

I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father's heart
Music

I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father's heart

Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'
Fin DAC
Fin DAC

Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'

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