The Rubik’s Renaissance: How cubing is making a comeback
Reckon you could solve a cube in under six seconds? Londoner George Scholey can - and that's not even the fastest time.
‘It’s a bizarre and beautiful process’: starting a family as an LGBTQ+ couple
LGBTQ+ couples are stepping up to take in some of the country’s most vulnerable kids.
How a quaint British village went from rags to crypto riches… and then lost it all
After a pub landlord in a quaint English village invested in a crypto currency and started recommending it to locals and regulars, hundreds of them went on to lose everything.
‘I was a sex party virgin – this is what my first time was like’
Millennials may be bringing the sex party... but this one lost her invite.
Down with monogamy, up with orgies! Why the sex party industry is thriving
'We're in a new Roaring Twenties... people want to go out and try things.'
Isolated and alone, how a deaf teenage refugee finally found his place in the world
Being unable to hear meant Lawand's journey to the UK hidden in the back of a lorry, was even more terrifying for the young boy
The monster surgeon who got away with murder for 30 years
The killer was finally brought to justice by harrowing testimonies from ex girlfriends.
Like Anne Frank, I hid from the Nazis during the Holocaust – I couldn’t even cough for fear of being caught
Our hiding place in the dirty bedsit consisted of one tiny room for eight of us, a small entrance hall and a tiny bathroom with a toilet.
Artificial intelligence: Saviour of the NHS… or a hypochondriac’s best friend?
There are huge benefits – and downsides.
Millions were impacted by fatal flooding in Pakistan – inside the unique way the country copes with such tragedy
Snapshot: It was a disaster that left 1,700 dead and more than 20 million desperately in need of help.
Hitchhiking to matches and bunking off work: Life as a Lioness 50 years ago
'We were a little piece of history. Years ago, only our close family even knew we played football.'
Barbie superfans: ‘I moved over 5,000 miles to feel closer to her’
These people are truly dedicated to the doll
‘I started a baby bank from my garage, now I help thousands of families across Scotland’
'I've had mothers on their last feed of formula crying on the phone to us about how they'll cope.'
When crowds go wild: Did TikTok and lockdown lead to Pink’s present of brie?
‘People have maybe taken things a bit too far.'
A Brush with War: Meet Max, the 25-year-old artist risking everything to capture mortal danger on canvas
Meet Max, his painting kit includes a flak jacket and bulletproof helmet
Meet the drag queen bringing glamour to the farmyard
Snapshot: Dean Goodwin-Evans is the UK's only known drag farmer.
Thoughts and prayers are not enough – LGBTQ+ Christians just want to be able to get married in church
'The public looks on the church wondering why it’s preaching a message of love, while discriminating against those who do that.'
‘I pulled out five of my teeth’: The rise of DIY dentistry
With NHS dental services hit hard by the pandemic, people are resorting to desperate measures
I took a wrong turn in the car and discovered something I should have known 15 years ago
Actor Craig Russell starred in movies and TV shows while a tumour was slowly shutting down his brain.
”I couldn’t name one famous sexy disabled person when I was growing up’
'I couldn't even picture anyone on TV with a disability,' says acitivist Kelly Gordon.
Celebrities back Metro.co.uk campaign to make baby formula more affordable for new mums
Formula for Change: 'No baby should go hungry'
What you can and can’t buy with supermarket loyalty points
Booze and energy drinks? Yes. Baby formula? No.
Robert Kerbeck rubbed shoulders with George Clooney and OJ Simpson. He also made millions as a spy
Turns out corporate espionage is very big business.
‘If you are in a position of poverty, dignity and choice are taken away’
'It is horrifying that good shoes should be seen as a luxury.'
