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I was a neo-Nazi. Then I fell in love with a black woman

Angela King

She was a violent white supremacist. But an encounter in prison changed Angela King's life forever.

  • 29 August 2017
  • From the section Magazine

Why I became a jihadist poetry critic

Osama bin Laden, like other jihadists, wrote poems. These might not win any literary prizes, but Elisabeth Kendall believes they could help fight extremism.

  • 29 August 2017
  • From the section Magazine

My partner vanished without warning. I had to find him

Kirsty and Zack had just celebrated the birth of their son when Zack vanished. Kirsty was determined to track him down.

  • 25 August 2017
  • From the section Magazine

The perfume scents that could be lost forever

  • 22 August 2017

'I didn't think I would end up working with lobsters'

  • 22 August 2017

The city that just can't stop growing

  • 20 August 2017
  • From the section Magazine

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  • 25 August 2017
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10 things we didn't know last week

Eminem says he's moving to Scotland - and other news nuggets.

  • 27 August 2017
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The silencing of a Yemeni social media star

Hisham al-Omeisy's detention has raised concerns about freedom of speech in war-torn Yemen.

  • 28 August 2017

West Africa steams over jollof rice war

The international food fight about which nation has the tastiest recipe

  • 26 August 2017

Apology over 'racist' rugby video

Host apologises for video accused of "casual racism" against Pacific Islanders.

  • 29 August 2017

No prize for Russian fake branches

Branches taped to trees disqualify a competitor from a Russian urban park competition.

  • 25 August 2017

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The secret photo stash of a young IS fighter

  • 24 June 2017
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