Investigations
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The Red, Red Rose
A grim Lancastrian saga unfolds.
5 November 2026
Hate in Hampstead
Our LGBT dispatches have taken a sadder turn.
21 September 2026
Impossibility Is a Myth
Sacha Jafri sold an artwork for $62 million in 2021 at an auction. But the money never changed hands. What happened?
18 September 2026
Shetland’s Most Wanted
A series of encounters with an unlikely band of separatists in the far north of the British Isles.
7 September 2026
The Graveyard of Empires
How did the British high street become littered with American Candy stores? The answer lies in Afghanistan.
16 July 2026
Look at My Tail
Across the length and breadth of Britain, you can find real-life mermaids.
6 July 2026
The Art of the Deal
Stuart Semple was on the verge of superstardom in the London art world. Now he is operating from a studio in Bournemouth. What happened?
10 June 2026
Six or Seven Under Lime Street
Any risk of a beer? A dispatch from the last unreformed industry in London.
20 May 2026Most Popular
Impossibility Is a Myth
Sacha Jafri sold an artwork for $62 million in 2021 at an auction. But the money never changed hands. What happened?
18 September 2026The Graveyard of Empires
How did the British high street become littered with American Candy stores? The answer lies in Afghanistan.
16 July 2026
Justice for Joe
How did a 21-year-old man come to die on a driveway in the West of Ireland?
23 February 2026The Red, Red Rose
A grim Lancastrian saga unfolds.
5 November 2026