True stories: general

In October 1975 an assassin tried to murder Norman Scott on Exmoor but the trigger failed and he only succeeded in shooting Scott's beloved dog, Rinka. Scott subsequently found himself at the centre of a major political scandal and became an unlikely queer icon. But this was never his intention. ...

Exploring race and redemption, privilege and prejudice, 'All at Sea' is a remarkable story of love and loss, of how one couple changed each other's lives and of what a sudden death can do to the people who survive.

If art imitates life then Ashley Walters is living proof. From his explosive performance as the drug dealer Dushane in Top Boy to his turn as an undercover detective in Bulletproof, to his time as a member of one of Britain's most notorious music collectives, So Solid Crew, Ashley's career has al...

Uncovers contamination from industry, munitions, pesticides, nuclear experiments and natural geology, linking these with the emergence of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. This title helps to create a paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship of pollutants to disease and health.

Ed Balls was just three weeks old when he tried his first meal: pureed roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. While perhaps ill-advised by modern weaning standards, it worked for him in 1967, and from that moment on he was hooked on food. 'Appetite' is a memoir with a twist: part autobiography, part c...

Ed Balls was just three weeks old when he tried his first meal: pureed roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. While perhaps ill-advised by modern weaning standards, it worked for him in 1967, and from that moment on he was hooked on food. 'Appetite' is a memoir with a twist: part autobiography, part c...

Capital DJ Roman Kemp has achieved much success but he hasn't had an easy ride. He's battled depression and has bravely fought to smash the stigma still surrounding medication and mental health. Roman shares all the experiences that have shaped him, and why love, marriage and having his own famil...

Stephane Brietwieser stole over 300 art pieces in the course of 200 heists. While travelling around Europe and working as a waiter in the mid-90's, Stephane orchestrated cunning heists almost fortnightly. His routine nature and relentlessness led the Guardian to call him 'arguably the world's mos...

This title charts amusing moments in the history of the Ashes, from its beginnings in 1882. There have been more than 60 series between England and the Aussies, and in digging out some of the most outlandish stories from each year, Mark Baldwin uncovers some of the oddest incidents - some bizarre...

'I've a body out the back for you' - imagine having that sentence said to you. And then imagine it actually being pertinent. Welcome to Evie King's world. What happens if you die without family or money? The answer to this very three-in-the-morning question is that Evie, or someone like her, will...