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Ghana's first photojournalist who found fame in his 90s

James Barnor's work had fallen into obscurity but then came a big birthday present

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The brain tumour that taught me how to live

How extreme kayaker Scott Lindgren's illness forced him to face his past

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My life as rock's first female roadie

Tana Douglas was rock's first female roadie but hid a monumental secret to fit in.

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My children were injected with HIV

Jennifer Merry’s haemophiliac sons were infected by contaminated blood in a UK hospital.

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India’s first all-women newsroom

How Dalit childhood friends Kavita and Meera are shaking up journalism in India

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Survivor 195: Taking down Larry Nassar

Elite US gymnast Rachel Haines confronted predator Larry Nassar who abused her for years

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The letter that brought my grandmother back to life

The Rwandan playwright whose search for her lost grandmother helped a nation heal

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How Rennie Harris danced his way into the spotlight

Renowned choreographer Rennie Harris overcame stereotypes to bring hip-hop centre stage

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I didn't realise I was homeless

Filmmaker Elegance Bratton slept on the streets of New York and New Jersey for years

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The Oscar joke that turned into a real life drama

How a triumphant moment in Colin Gibson’s career inadvertently led to a false bomb scare

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New York to Vietnam: The greatest beer run ever?

'Chickie' Donohue took beers across the world to boost his friends serving in Vietnam

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Fate and faces: The artist who ‘sold stars’ to make a living

Lita Cabellut is successful Spanish painter but grew up on the streets of Barcelona

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The girl who heckled the President

At 11 Zarifa heckled Hamid Karzai, by 24 she was Afghanistan's youngest female Mayor

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Uncle Jack Charles, the story of an Indigenous film star

'Uncle Jack' was a pioneering actor, elder and champion of Aboriginal Australians

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The sailor and the pirate king

Indian sailor Sudeep Choudhury was kidnapped at gunpoint by pirates in the Niger Delta

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My Lego invention that silenced the bullies

Aged 17, David Aguilar built a record-breaking prosthetic that brought global recognition

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How The Beatles inspired me to rock against Cuba’s regime

Inspired by The Fab Four, Nilo Nuñez set up a secret rock band in Communist Cuba

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I see my son in the Northern Lights

Hugo Sanchez photographs the mesmerising Aurora Borealis to grieve the loss of his son

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The backing singer who stepped out from the shadows

Merry Clayton, the voice behind Gimme Shelter, reveals why she was haunted by the song

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Who was the stranger who saved my life?

Sonia Solorzano spent years seeking the unknown man who rescued her from a destroyed bus

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Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 1

The Scottish rappers who fooled the music industry

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Hip-hop, lies, and the ultimate prize, part 2

Silibil N’ Brains found fame as fake American rappers - but how long can you live a lie?

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I found my 'sister-in-arms' through a newspaper cutting

Canadians Leslie McBain and Petra Schulz united in grief after losing their sons to drugs

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How the girl who was denied an education created a school

As a girl Ashwini Angadi was turned away from school because of her visual impairment

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My unknown song became a political anthem in Hong Kong

How Matthew Keegan found out he had become an overnight pop star 5,000 miles away

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Black, Korean, stateless: A 'slickyboy’s' American dream, part 1

An outcast from birth and a petty thief by seven, all Milton wanted was to find his dad

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Black, Korean, stateless: A 'slickyboy’s' American dream, part 2

An outcast from birth and a petty thief by seven, all Milton wanted was to find his dad

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The marathon runner and Gobi the stray dog

Dion Leonard found an unlikely running partner during a race in China

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My life, painting Iran’s rebellious women

Soheila Sokhanvari grew up in a very fashionable home in Iran but, in 1978 it all changed

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Steve Van Zandt on bands, bandanas and Bruce Springsteen

Guitarist Steve Van Zandt tells us why he's been happy being the man behind the boss

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