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Film reveals mother's hidden Holocaust identity

Journalist Marisa Fox's documentary 'My Underground Mother' exposes her mother's concealed wartime trauma in Nazi labour camps, challenging narratives of survival and shame.

Jammie Dodgers' secret meaning revealed

Brits are stunned to learn the true origin of the Jammie Dodgers name, linked to a Beano comic character, not the jam filling. Discover the biscuit's hidden history.

Sorting a Mother's Life as Alzheimer's Takes Hold

A son clears his mother's home of 50 years as Alzheimer's progresses, confronting painful memories and dark family secrets hidden in old photographs. A story of care, trauma, and legacy.

Traitors fans think Ellie is hiding more secrets

Viewers of BBC's The Traitors are convinced contestant Ellie has undisclosed secrets after her on-air remarks. The intrigue follows a dramatic episode featuring a Traitor's banishment. Catch the next episode on January 14.

Patrick Charnley's astonishing debut novel reviewed

Review of Patrick Charnley's moving debut novel 'This, My Second Life', drawing on his near-death experience. A tale of convalescence in Cornwall published by Hutchinson Heinemann (£16.99).

Lawyer's heart attack coma hallucinations inspire novel

After his heart stopped for 40 minutes, Patrick Charnley awoke blind with a brain injury. The vivid hallucinations he experienced led him to write a novel and forge a profoundly different, more contented life.

California Open Carry Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

A US appeals court has overturned California's ban on openly carrying firearms, citing a violation of Second Amendment rights. The landmark ruling impacts 95% of the state's population.

The Untold Story of Tom Stoppard's Family Escape

A newly revealed letter details how playwright Tom Stoppard's family escaped Czechoslovakia in 1939, saved by the courageous act of a mother confronting the Gestapo. Discover the incredible story of survival.

Mariupol's destroyed theatre reopens with Russian fairytale

The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a 2022 airstrike, reopens under Russian control. Critics call it 'dancing on bones' as a Russian fairytale replaces its Ukrainian past. Explore the story of loss, Russification, and confiscated homes.

WW1 Christmas Truce: The True Story of 1914

In December 1914, British and German soldiers spontaneously ceased fire to share Christmas. Explore the true story of football, fraternisation and the forbidden humanity of the WW1 truce.

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