The Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama is a treacherous stretch of jungle filled with drug smuggling gangs that’s almost impassable. It is also a major route for migrants trying to reach the USA.
An essay examining smuggling activities taking place along the China-North Korea border.
A piece examining the growing insect farming industry, with around 1,900 species worldwide already part of human diets.
A sobering but essential read on the NHS. The story dives deep on the successive policies Whitehall and Westminster have implemented to effect change, interspersed with the experiences of individual patients and staff in the system.
This powerful and moving piece tells the story of Henry Worsley’s expeditions to the South Pole. They were inspired by Ernest Shackleton, a mentor he never met, and were each a study in human endurance and fortitude.
A story looking at Russian “monotowns” – places that were often built and populated decades ago to exploit a single resource (such as coal or ore) and are now in decline as those resources are exhausted or the economyÕs needs have moved on.
A profile of the Augustinian friar who five hundred years ago significantly altered the course of history, when at the age of thirty-three he initiated the eventual split in the Catholic Church.
An eye-opening piece on the billionaire financier’s pugilistic approach, and his political machinations during the Trump presidency.
A very frank interview with Lucinda Chambers, the Fashion Director of British Vogue for over twenty-five years, until her recent dismissal from the role.