England

Adam Curtis fans held a conference in Boscombe • Outside, locals were living in one of his films • Featuring a grisly death

John Magnier has bought 4,000 acres in Hampshire • His ambition is to build a new town • The locals have other ideas

Slough has become Europe's data centre capital • Locals say it's making life unbearable • Now they're fighting back

Bank robberies have almost disappeared from Britain • We tracked down former thieves • Have they really given up?

A growing number of young Brits are withdrawing from society • Some don't leave the house for months • We met their families

Newhaven's beach is owned by a French company • For 18 years, locals have been locked out • This summer, they broke in