Anonymous

A Long Stretch

Ever wondered what happens on a long-term jury trial? A jury foreman reveals all. Well, not quite all. That would be contempt.
Francesca Bratton

This Turbulent Priest

Cake and coffee with Pat Buckley, a whistleblower; ex-priest; newspaper columnist; gay rights activist; HIV activist; husband; and the scourge, in his own words, ‘of everyone’.
Rebecca Fallon

Goodbye England’s Rose

A grotty hotel that stood against the forces of east London gentrification is no more. But what exactly was happening within its four walls?

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Max Daly

A Hackney Story

In the early 2000s, Clapton was the scene of a spate of public shootings, often conducted in broad daylight. The area earned the tabloid sobriquet 'Murder Mile'. But who was behind the violence?
Francisco Garcia

Last Days of Soho

London's most infamous neighbourhood has a glamorous mythos. Meet the dwindling band of residents who call it home.
Ella Fox-Martens

Icarus Also Flew

Deep in the heart of the world's first lockdown, Ella Fox-Martens flew from Perth to London to move in with a man she'd fallen in love with but had never met. This is their love story.
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