Investigations

Mr Martin Bought the School

For five years, Mark Blacklock has been investigating Queen Ethelburga’s, a fee-paying school in Yorkshire, whose proprietor is a convicted paedophile.

Inside Brampton Manor

Francis Martin reports on the Newham school that can’t stay out of the headlines.

They Stroke Horses, Don’t They?

Isobel Thompson investigates the world of equine semen.

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Features

Every Little Helps

Róisín Lanigan went to Tesco – the worst one.

Orlando’s Odyssey

In a journey across continents, Michelle Taylor risks all for her cat.

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Michael Gillard recounts the private life of a public servant.

Tyson’s Fury

Living with a heavy weight.

In Defence of Mean Girls

Sarah Haque is forever a Challney girl.

From Rushdie with Love

Asad Raza scripts a guide to making millions from your postcolonial trauma.

Culture

Whips and Chains

Jamie Fewery spent a year at the heart of the Fifty Shades of Grey storm.

Sorted for Cheese and Dips

Clive Martin on how ‘lifestyle festivals’ are taking over the British summer.

Chef Bites Back: Marina O’Loughlin

Five stars on the house for the Sunday Times' anonymous critic!
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Drinking with the Greats

Legends of British History, yes, but good value in the pub?

146 Questions with Adebayo Akinfenwa

In which we debut a new profile series set to take the magazine industry by storm. 

All Possible Plots by Major Authors

We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?