First person

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
A painting of a girl with flowers for her hair by Artist duo Snik
behind the art

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I've had so many tribunal dates I've lost count'
dwp
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I've had so many tribunal dates I've lost count'

Menopause at 36: 'I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed'
Lara Roberts, a young woman in her thirties with shoulder length brown hair, looks away against a pale blue background
Lara Roberts

Menopause at 36: 'I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed'

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art
strange dolls by artist Junker Jane
artist profile

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art

I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
Hope Elletson

I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.

'I'm a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.'
Education

'I'm a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.'

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
Image for Sam Delaney column of a scrambled brain
Sam Delaney

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'
Si Mack performs his new show, kid, at BEAF Festival in Bournemouth.
real stories

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
Craig Jones/ Gay in the military
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Tilla Brook/ Gay in the navy
LGBT+ veterans

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

I found out I had ADHD while live on air
Illustration of a woman sitting cross legged
ADHD

I found out I had ADHD while live on air

Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become
Coronation
Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney: I'm not just angry at the king, I'm angry at everything we've become

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: People don't have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife 'with a camera, not a gun'
Polar Bear by Graeme Green
Wildlife photography

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife 'with a camera, not a gun'

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
Deborah Bruce and director Róisín McBrinn in rehearsal for Dixon and Daughters
women’s prisons

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system

I couldn't find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Frances Mensah Williams illustration in green and gold
Black British fiction

I couldn't find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

Robin Ince: My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains
Robin Ince's bookmarks
In memoriam

Robin Ince: My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Noel Coward
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age
Touch Chhattha
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age

Bookshops help us understand humanity's complexities
Bookshop
Robin Ince

Bookshops help us understand humanity's complexities