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‘I searched for my adopted sister for 30 years’
As a child Steve Ellis uncovered a family secret, 60 years later it led to an unexpected friendship.
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‘I searched for my adopted sister for 30 years’
As a child Steve Ellis uncovered a family secret, 60 years later it led to an unexpected friendship.

'It was terrifying, the guide dog was screaming'
Following the death of a blind man who fell off a train platform, how rare is this kind of incident?

'If I see a Russian soldier, I know what I'm going to do'
A month after playing at the Australian Open, Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky dropped everything and left to fight for his country.

Fergal Keane: How I found a way to live with PTSD
The BBC correspondent, who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2008, explores the effects of the condition and how it can be treated.

Ukrainian villages haunted by the vanished
Stop in a village in the region west of Kyiv, and you will hear a story of someone who vanished.

Miscarriage: 'I had to give birth to my dead baby alone'
The grief is universal, but the care women receive during pregnancy loss can depend on where they live.

'A stranger stared at me for 25 minutes on the train'
A British poster campaign is highlighting that intrusive staring is a form of sexual harassment.
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‘I searched for my adopted sister for 30 years’
As a child Steve Ellis uncovered a family secret, 60 years later it led to an unexpected friendship.

'It was terrifying, the guide dog was screaming'
Following the death of a blind man who fell off a train platform, how rare is this kind of incident?

'If I see a Russian soldier, I know what I'm going to do'
A month after playing at the Australian Open, Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky dropped everything and left to fight for his country.

Fergal Keane: How I found a way to live with PTSD
The BBC correspondent, who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2008, explores the effects of the condition and how it can be treated.

Ukrainian villages haunted by the vanished
Stop in a village in the region west of Kyiv, and you will hear a story of someone who vanished.

Miscarriage: 'I had to give birth to my dead baby alone'
The grief is universal, but the care women receive during pregnancy loss can depend on where they live.

'A stranger stared at me for 25 minutes on the train'
A British poster campaign is highlighting that intrusive staring is a form of sexual harassment.

'It was terrifying, the guide dog was screaming'
Following the death of a blind man who fell off a train platform, how rare is this kind of incident?

'If I see a Russian soldier, I know what I'm going to do'
A month after playing at the Australian Open, Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky dropped everything and left to fight for his country.

Fergal Keane: How I found a way to live with PTSD
The BBC correspondent, who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2008, explores the effects of the condition and how it can be treated.