Dominic Cummings and the battle for Downing Street
A profile of Dominic Cummings by the Newsnight political editor.
My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft
It was only after his death that the parents of a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, learned that their son Mats had lived had a vibrant online life in World of Warcraft as Ibelin, “a nobleman by birth, a philanderer and a detective”.
An education in terror
A piece relating the experiences of former IS recruits living in Europe and the military and ideological education they received when living in the caliphate.
Tales from the new Silk Road
Stories from different players involved in a vast Chinese infrastructure project aimed at expanding trade routes – a “bid to shape our century”.
Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel
An article revisiting the death of Neil Heywood, the British fixer who died in a hotel room in Chongqing. The piece explores the complex political intrigue that surrounded his demise. The article is accompanied by a five part podcast (bit.ly/bbc-podcast).
Manchester’s Cold War
A piece looking at the extraordinary lengths football clubs will go to to find and recruit young players.