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The people keeping our historic foot ferries afloat

Foot ferries were once a vital cog in the UK’s transport network, but those keeping these ancient river crossings going tell of an aging workforce,…
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The bomb hunters scouring UK waters for unexploded weapons

Hundreds of thousands of unexploded bombs and mines carpet the seabed off the UK’s coast. Many are known about and mapped, but plenty more are…
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The tower block scaffolding that became ‘a ladder for cat burglars’

Lone parent Leoni Ward was fast asleep in her tower block flat when a neighbour spotted a person dressed in dark clothing pushing at her…
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How were the 39 people killed in the Essex lorry case identified?

Four years ago, the bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in an airtight container on the back of a lorry. For the first time, those…
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How will museums of tomorrow tell the Covid pandemic story?

Covid’s arrival in early 2020 threw organisations and businesses into turmoil. But while most workers grappled with furlough, social distancing and working from home, a…
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The leafy street in Leigh-on-Sea that 80 sham firms call home

If you believed the paperwork, Henry Drive in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, would be a thriving business metropolis specialising in the wholesale clothing market with entrepreneurs from…
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The cemetery where iron crosses mark people with disabilities

In a small village cemetery, 34 tiny iron crosses poke up through the soil.  Many are twisted and a few are missing completely. On some,…
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On set with the stars and makers of low-budget horror

Actress Tess Gustard has just one job today – to open a door, look towards a steel-framed bed and scream at the very top of…
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How many other Hemsbys are waiting to happen?

Coastal erosion claimed three homes in Hemsby last weekend and a further two properties in the village are deemed at serious risk. Are there other…
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“I could not read or write until 18, now I am a professor”

Diagnosed with autism and global development delay in his early years, Jason Arday was unable to speak until he was 11 years old and could…