Jack Burke

Jack Burke is a Contributing Editor at Dispatch.

Ariel, a worker at Sheri's, stands in the lobby (Dispatch)

Sheri's Ranch is a legal brothel in the Mojave Desert • The madam offered us a tour • Not all was as it seemed

Britain’s hidden oilfield

Western Europe’s largest onshore oilfield runs under Dorset • It still produces 10,000 barrels a day • But not for long

The British Pie Awards are held in Melton Mowbray

Britain’s top bakers face off in a church • 1,000 pastries, one Supreme Champion • Welcome to the British Pie Awards

Royal Shrovetide Football takes place in Ashbourne every year (Chris Bethell)

A medieval brawl in a divided town • How long can it last? • Outsiders need not apply

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

Devastation caused by the Eaton Fire In Altadena, Los Angeles (Phil Donohue)

Altadena burned worse than the Palisades • It also happened to be poorer • One year on, vultures are circling

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