The BBC chairman, the top civil servant and Boris Johnson

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Inside Kyiv: the firefighters facing Russia’s attacks

For residents of Kyiv, 2026 has been the deadliest since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Air defences are virtually nonexistent so strikes and civilian deaths have skyrocketed, making Kyiv’s firefighters evermore crucial. Amid the terror and destruction, they ...  Show more

The fight to expose Mexico's sex-trafficking capital

In Tenancingo, the country’s sex trafficking capital, children as young as eleven are being forced into prostitution. When they can no longer make money, they ‘disappear’. The state governor has said, it simply does not exist. The women the Sunday Times has spoken to say the prob ...  Show more

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