My dad only wanted to help kids in Rwanda, but when I met the people he had helped, I understood the impact of white saviourism
12 years after my dad's death, I returned to Rwanda to meet the boy he had sponsored and see the impact of his actions.
‘Black men are more likely to get prostate cancer. We need to talk about it’
‘I would like to reiterate the message to Black men that there is no shame in having any kind of illness.'
The Black woman who went undercover in a man’s world
The sailor’s life at sea was brought to an abrupt end when her true identity was revealed in 1815.
‘I thought I’d escaped my abusive ex – then he assaulted me’
‘I woke up and there was blood covering the sheets.'
‘I felt like I’d lost my grandma long before she died’
Celebrity Masterchef winner shares the devastating impact dementia had on her family.
Dodging ships and dangerous waters – the long-lost role of London’s River Postmen
In 1800, the first waterman William Simpson began delivering mail from his tiny boat to the barges and ships moored on the River Thames.
‘The heaviness of losing my son to suicide will never leave me’
The devastating loss of their young sons has inspired three mums to go on a 200-mile journey.
‘Brainwashed and tortured: How I survived brat camp’
'For seven days a week we were trapped in that warehouse. It was like the Hunger Games.'
We need to talk about my dead dad in the living room
An unexpected WhatsApp exchange sparked one of the most profound questions of human existence.
‘I still sleep with the lights on’: How domestic abuse victims are being failed
'There was absolutely no way I could defend myself, my daughter and my friend if he got into the house.’
‘In football, parents push their kids from a very young age – but that’s all wrong’
'It’s football's biggest problem.’
Amelia King: The woman barred from aiding Britain’s WW2 efforts because she was Black
'Amelia's story is about standing up for your rights and making sure that you are heard.'
‘No, they don’t make your boobs sag’ – why one doctor is on a mission to make every woman mammogram savvy
Dr Arif discusses why her own mum, a Punjabi-speaking Pakistani woman, didn’t attend her first breast cancer screening.
All that glitters: Inside new drag show The Gold Rush
'We’re able to celebrate the work of performers that have different gender identities.'
Can a so-called ‘rape fantasy’ ever be carried out safely?
'They want the feeling of being out of control - as opposed to knowing how much control they have.'
Britain’s secret history: How 70,000 Black children ended up being privately ‘farmed’ to white families
The placements left a generation of children confused about their identity, with many still dealing with the trauma.
‘My dying daughter said goodbyes on Zoom while Tories partied in lockdown’
Channel 4's Partygate mixes real-life news footage and stories with dramatisations of Downing Street's infamous parties during lockdown.
‘Being a carer has left me at breaking point’
One in six parents of disabled children spend more than 72 hour giving vital care and support.
The Sisterhood List: Saluting the women who have opened doors for other Black women in Britain
Celebrating the inspiring Black women who have lifted up and advocated - not only for themselves but for their sisters and their community.
The true story of how cult horror movie The Wicker Man left a family in tatters
Initially dismissed as a flop, 50 years later the infamous movie is considered a classic.
Dawn Butler launches new breast cancer myth-busting podcast with Metro
Thousands of women in the UK are thought to be completely unaware they have breast cancer right now.
A robot met my sexual needs more than almost all the men I’ve dated
Things got real steamy, real quickly.
‘My husband was diagnosed with dementia at just 42’
'William wants to find a brain doctor who can cure his daddy.'
Mazher Mahmood was one of the most feared Fleet Street journalists… yet nobody knew who he was
A new documentary explains more about the mysterious reporter behind the 'Fake Sheikh'.
The women using hair dye as their latest weapon against the morality police
Gen Z women in Iran are defying the rules, despite potentially devastating consequences.
