Inside the Surrey Caliphate

A global Islamic movement is led from an unlikely corner of England • Its Caliph fears a third world war • Welcome to Islamabad, Surrey

Hazrat Mirza Masroor is the Fifth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community (Lee Thomas)

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Hazrat Mirza Masroor is the Fifth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community (Lee Thomas)

A global Islamic movement is led from an unlikely corner of England • Its Caliph fears a third world war • Welcome to Islamabad, Surrey

A man with his pint of ale, at The Bridge Inn in Burton (Christopher Bethell)

Burton once brewed beer for an empire • The empire is gone but the pubs remain • We went looking for the perfect pint

Amanda and Ben King moved to Nova Scotia in 2024 (Christine Nickerson)

For some liberal Americans, Trump's return was the final straw • They sold their homes and headed north • Was it worth it?

Fisherman Tom Parker, 37, lives in Brixham (Daniel Dayment)

The Brexit catch

Britain's fishermen became the folk heroes of Brexit • In Brixham, they were promised a brighter future • Did it ever arrive?

John Hemmingham, the founder of the England Band, in the countryside near Sheffield (Harry Mitchell)

John Hemmingham has led the England Band around the world • He nearly lost his house for the cause • 'We have to believe'

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