England

The Isle of Grain is Kent's most remote settlement • For 29 hours, the only road in was closed • Inside a Valentine’s weekend lockdown

Sunderland was once a recruitment powerhouse • Last year, 10 people joined the Army • Who would be cannon fodder now?

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

A cancer diagnosis • Weekly taxi rides to the hospital • What do you say to the man at the wheel?

A centuries-old tradition in the Forest of Dean • England's only independent miners • 'We can be your best friend or your worst enemy'

Big John and Tom Skinner are both from Romford • Both claim to speak for Britain • What does their hometown think?