Gerry Holt

Mark Newsome is starring in a one-man show about his experience.

Princess Eugenie had major surgery on her back as a child.

The life of David Bowie is celebrated with a tribute concert at a London chapel, a week on from his death.

David Bowie fans gather to lay flowers and pay tribute at the location from the Ziggy Stardust LP cover and a mural in his home suburb of Brixton.

In 2011, Ronnie Biggs made a rare public appearance and found himself at the centre of a media scrum once more. Who was the real Ronnie Biggs?

With military action looking increasingly likely in Syria, can we expect large-scale protests on the UK’s streets?

The deaths of two soldiers on the hottest day of the year in the Brecon Beacons has cast a spotlight on military exercises. How dangerous are they allowed to be?

For many, Christmas just isn't Christmas until the first round of festive TV adverts has been aired. But how much basis in reality do these ads have?

Today marks the end of an era as the last typewriter built in the UK rolls off the production line at Brother’s north Wales factory. But who still uses them and why?

After Olympic cycling champion Bradley Wiggins and British cycling head coach Shane Sutton are caught up in collisions with cars, BBC News looks at how safe cycling in Britain is.

The PM says “a big cultural change” towards school sport is needed if Britain is to capitalise on Team GB’s success. But what else is needed?

Away from the glare of the Premier League spotlight, how serious is the issue of racism in football at its lowest levels - the grassroots game?

Research compiled by BBC News shows women are still largely absent from many of Britain’s top jobs - but do they only have themselves to blame?

Fewer than a third of the UK’s most influential jobs are held by women, figures compiled by the BBC News website show.

It is two years since the UK sent the first Merlin helicopters nearly 4,000 miles (6,400km) to Afghanistan - but how do they get there?

As Prime Minister David Cameron announces the return of the British Empire Medal (BEM), we tell the stories of the local heroes who were honoured the first time round.

As the Gaddafi regime appears to be crumbling, Libyans living in the UK tell of their hopes and fears for the coming days.

As the courts deal with some of the hundreds of people charged in connection with the riots, the BBC looks at the real cost of a criminal conviction.

Stories are emerging of Londoners forming vigilante groups against rioters but police warn this is making matters worse. When is it right to take the law into your own hands?

Up until 50 years ago suicide was a crime in England and Wales. But why were people prosecuted for attempted “self-murder” and how did things change?