
Out of Thin Air: The Mystery of the Man Who Fell From the Sky
In 2019, the body of a man fell from a passenger plane into a garden in south London. Who was he?
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In 2019, the body of a man fell from a passenger plane into a garden in south London. Who was he?
Sirin Kale Guardian Apr 2021 25min Permalink
How did a lorry carrying 273 dead bodies end up stranded on the outskirts of Guadalajara?
Matthew Bremner Guardian Apr 2021 20min Permalink
When a Chinese billionaire bought one of Britain’s most prestigious golf clubs in 2015, dentists and estate agents were confronted with the unsentimental force of globalized capital.
Samanth Subramanian Guardian Mar 2021 Permalink
Although femicide is a recognised crime in Mexico, when a woman disappears, the authorities are notoriously slow to act. But there is someone who will take on their case.
Meaghan Beatley Guardian Feb 2021 Permalink
The BBL is the fastest growing cosmetic surgery in the world, despite the mounting number of deaths resulting from the procedure. What is driving its astonishing rise?
Sophie Elmhirst Guardian Feb 2021 25min Permalink
How the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys.
Brendan O'Connor Guardian Jan 2021 20min Permalink
The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young.
Tom Vanderbilt Guardian Jan 2021 15min Permalink
In November 2019, James Le Mesurier, the British co-founder of the Syrian rescue group, fell to his death in Istanbul. What led an internationally celebrated humanitarian to take his own life?
Martin Chulov Guardian Oct 2020 25min Permalink
It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself.
Sirin Kale Guardian Sep 2020 25min Permalink
After years of outsourcing, many essential staff work for the NHS without receiving its benefits. In one London hospital, the fight is on for a better deal.
Sophie Elmhirst Guardian Jun 2020 25min Permalink
The global scramble for this vital item has exposed the harsh realities of international politics and the limits of the free market.
Samanth Subramanian Guardian Apr 2020 25min Permalink
After decades among the hidden homeless, Dominic Van Allen dug himself a bunker beneath a public park. But his life would get even more precarious.
Tom Lamont Guardian Mar 2020 30min Permalink
After sitting alone in a forest and not moving for 24 hours, the author reflects on time, mortality, and turning 40.
Mark O'Connell Guardian Jan 2020 25min Permalink
What’s behind the explosion of British potato chip flavors?
Amelia Tait Guardian Jan 2020 10min Permalink
The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?
Stephen Buranyi Guardian Aug 2019 20min Permalink
For a century, the humble paper towel has dominated public toilets. But a new generation of hand dryers has sparked a war for loo supremacy.
Samanth Subramanian Guardian Apr 2019 30min Permalink
When Aldi arrived in Britain, Tesco and Sainsbury’s were sure they had nothing to worry about. Three decades later, they know better.
“As my acting career developed, I was no longer cast as a radical Muslim – except at the airport.”
What happens to the people who film famous incidents of police violence.
Jon Swaine, Oliver Laughland Guardian Aug 2015 15min Permalink
The thin moral line between collecting and stealing plants.
Sam Knight Guardian Oct 2014 25min Permalink