Could you outrun a horse?

Llanwrtyd Wells is Britain's most eccentric town • For decades, absurd competitions have kept it alive • But for how long?

A contestant overtakes a resting horse in the Man v Horse marathon (Kathy deWitt)

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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'

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

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