The Battle of the Boshes

Big John and Tom Skinner are both from Romford • Both claim to speak for Britain • What does their hometown think?

Big John (left) and Tom Skinner (right) both hail from Romford

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Big John (left) and Tom Skinner (right) both hail from Romford

Big John and Tom Skinner are both from Romford • Both claim to speak for Britain • What does their hometown think?

Jimi Austin James, who lives in Slab City (Dispatch)

It's supposed to be the 'last free place in America' • In reality, it's a camp in the desert • Fuelled by drugs, crime and lawlessness

A sheep auction in Skipton (Paula Solloway)

A visit to England's happiest town • On the saddest day of the year • How does Skipton do it?

Ollie Holman helped fraudsters steal at least £100m

£100m stolen across Europe • Using tech supplied from a bedroom in Canterbury • How did Ollie Holman do it?

A dwelling in Ingoldmells, which has the highest concentration of mobile homes in Europe (Dispatch)

Thousands are living in mobile homes • New data reveals fortnightly fires in just one county • A toddler's untimely death

The great English countryside forgery

Is Constable Country a fraud? • Tom Keating's landscapes fooled a nation • Don’t tell the tourists

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