Long Reads

His father's murder pushed him into gang crime - UFC was the escape

'An act of bravery to restart football in Ukraine, but I'm worried'

How psychology is changing football - despite a clash with sceptics

Saving one of England's historic clubs from a wild ride to ruin

Olympic village: From athletes' digs to shiny town

The secret plan behind London 2012's spectacular opening

Residents 'betrayed' over Olympics housing pledge

The 40-year mystery of the missing farmer's wife

The 'internet's football team' aiming for the Premier League

The 'Phantom of the Open' who tricked his way into golf's elite

How Barker went from dream Grand Slam win to Wimbledon presenter

London 2012: Olympic legacy or Olympic lethargy?

The team representing a lost homeland, 6,000 miles away

Sheen: I broke down hearing kids' care stories

Terrence Higgins: Who's the man behind the name?

'I was lucky - the next generation doesn't have to be'

'Addiction doesn't discriminate on class or money'

A new plan for Tour triumph - Ineos' next British talent

The tennis pioneer who interrogated Nazi scientists

In a ghost town of war, survivors eke out an existence

'My kids cried every night asking if we'd die'

The towns teaching families to embrace exercise

'No-one can tell me why my son died in his sleep'

What I saw working undercover at a GP surgery