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Rita Ora: It's important to remind people I came to the UK as a refugee
Rita Ora performing at Heaven in 2023. Photo: @hogieaaa__
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Rita Ora: It's important to remind people I came to the UK as a refugee

Gloucester Council vows to support BillyChip homeless scheme after Big Issue report and councillor resignation
BillyChip
Homelessness

Gloucester Council vows to support BillyChip homeless scheme after Big Issue report and councillor resignation

Michael Bublé: 'I had a sense that I was unique'
Michael Bublé singing on stage
Music

Michael Bublé: 'I had a sense that I was unique'

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'
interview

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life'
Siobhan McSweeney
mental health

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life'

Tory MP calls for Met Police whistleblowers’ charter after damning Casey Report
Met Police
Social Justice

Tory MP calls for Met Police whistleblowers’ charter after damning Casey Report

I paid £100 a week for a bunk bed in overcrowded east London flat, says victim of Shadwell fire
Zubayer Khan, Shadwell Fire
Housing

I paid £100 a week for a bunk bed in overcrowded east London flat, says victim of Shadwell fire

Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents' complaints of overcrowding
Overcrowding

Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents' complaints of overcrowding

'We had hardly any money but a lot of fun': Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha
A-ha in 1986
Music

'We had hardly any money but a lot of fun': Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha

Democracy is under threat, warns Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden in the fight for democracy
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Democracy is under threat, warns Bernie Sanders

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, 'the most adhesive of protesters'
Brian Haw
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, 'the most adhesive of protesters'

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?
Mark Rylance, image: supplied
Activism

Why has Mark Rylance launched a campaign to honour peace protester Brian Haw?

Leila Farzad: I didn't see people that looked like me on TV growing up
Leila Farzad stars on new BBC police drama Better Image: BBC/Sister Pictures
TV

Leila Farzad: I didn't see people that looked like me on TV growing up

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'
Abby Quinn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint in Knock at the Cabin
interview

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'

Sarah Lancashire said the original ending of Happy Valley 'didn't feel right' reveals James Norton
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton talk between takes of the Happy Valley finale
TV

Sarah Lancashire said the original ending of Happy Valley 'didn't feel right' reveals James Norton

How Happy Valley changed the face of British TV drama
Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley
Drama

How Happy Valley changed the face of British TV drama

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
7 things we learned from our exclusive interview with KSI
KSI at home
Influencers

7 things we learned from our exclusive interview with KSI

KSI: 'I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic'
KSI
Culture

KSI: 'I just had a dream, self-belief and a huge work ethic'

Aisling Bea: 'I am a born protester, an up-in-arms person'
Aisling Bea
community

Aisling Bea: 'I am a born protester, an up-in-arms person'

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes: 'Everyone was off their heads and it was a bit insane'
Supergrass
Britpop

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes: 'Everyone was off their heads and it was a bit insane'

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