The sound of England

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

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

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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'

The dictatorship on the Rock

Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly to Remain • A decade later, its Brexit deal is finally done • But who's really in charge?

A young man in front of a portrait of Guru Gobind Singh, the founder of Khalsa, in Smethwick (Irina Werning)

Young Sikhs are grappling with their religious identity • Some dream of creating a new homeland • Inside the Khalistan revival

'Peterbos is one of Anderlecht’s most notorious neighbourhoods' (Thijs Broekaamp)

Brussels is supposed to be a beating heart of European unity • But drug violence is surging on its fringes • Six shootings in one week

Inside Wackers, one of Scarborough's 93 fish and chip shops (Alexander Rogers)

Scarborough is the capital of fish and chips • But war, quotas and fuel prices are frying margins • Can a chippy survive on scraps?

The miners of Mexico's lower leagues

Cornish miners brought football to Mexico • Local teams keep their spirit alive • Served with cerveza and the odd pasty

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