The home of the Illuminati
250 years ago, a secret society was born in Ingolstadt • It promised to reshape the world • What if it did?
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Where have Britain's soldiers gone?
How to find love in Silicon Valley
Step 1: Download an AI matchmaker • Step 2: Publish a 'Date-me doc' • Step 3: Close your laptop and go to a bar
The last of England's freeminers
Slab City's fake freedom
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
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The global Pokémon crime wave
Organised gangs are targeting shops and influencers • For cards worth $5 million • Can the police 'catch ’em all'?
England's wildest football match
A medieval brawl in a divided town • How long can it last? • Outsiders need not apply
Inside Europe's busiest domestic abuse court
How to talk to an Uber driver
A cancer diagnosis • Weekly taxi rides to the hospital • What do you say to the man at the wheel?
The return of the Greek Gods
How to find love in Silicon Valley
Step 1: Download an AI matchmaker • Step 2: Publish a 'Date-me doc' • Step 3: Close your laptop and go to a bar