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How does someone just disappear?
A man police feared had been murdered has been discovered living in undergrowth, five years after vanishing. But why do people go missing, and how…
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Why are old post boxes suddenly vanishing?
There are more than 100,000 post boxes across the UK. But in recent weeks, villages across East Anglia have reported their post boxes missing. Why?…
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Allotment or a holiday? I’d rather have my allotment
During the coronavirus pandemic, waiting lists for an allotment have swelled. What do these small patches of land mean to those who cultivate them? Hidden…
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Could certain accents cost people a job?
The UK is a rich tapestry of dialects and accents which in turn reflect the ebbs and flow of local history. But why are people…
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Inside a Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Centre
Last week, the government opened 10 new mass vaccination sites across England. I spent the afternoon in one of them and joined two patients on…
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Covid-19: Demand for Norfolk school key worker places ‘outstrips supply’
Children of key workers are entitled to attend school during the lockdown, according to government regulations. But many head teachers say they simply do not…
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The message never sent: “Maybe going to die in the container, can’t breathe any more dear.”
The following piece was written and produced for BBC News Online and was published on 21 December, 2020 “Maybe going to die in the container,…
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Covid 19 and the curious world of lockdown DIY
“When you called,” architectural photographer Tim Soar told me, “the last thing I thought it would be about was my putting up some shelves.” “Indeed,”…
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The Mayflower Ship that Never Set Sail to the USA
It was a lofty ambition: To build a life-size replica of the 17th Century Mayflower and recreate the Transatlantic crossing that set sail 400 years…
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Covid-19: Inside the hospice caring for the most vulnerable of the vulnerable
They care for dying patients in their final days, but having to shut their charity shops and cancel fundraising events has put UK hospices in…