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The microphone felt heavier than I expected. As I stood on stage at a London comedy club last December, I looked out at a room full…

Ahmed: ‘The lack of privacy has created an emotional silence’Before the war, Ahmed, 39, had a busy life. He was pursuing a PhD in factchecking and…

In 2000, I had been living in London for just over a decade and working at EMI Records for five years. I had moved to Brixton…

For most of my life, I had one goal: don’t get found out. I was a covert stammerer (or stutterer). Nobody realised I had a speech…

About 40 metres off Tottenham High Street, up a slip road for deliveries to a B&M homewares store, is a stretch of concrete paving behind a…

I was 13 when a spinal surgeon gave me unsolicited career advice. “Scoliosis won’t ruin your life,” he said, peering over his spectacles, “unless you want…

Laura Daly was six the first time she suspected something was wrong with her mum, Wendy. Furious at locking herself out of the house, Wendy reversed…

I’ve had quite a few surgical procedures over the years but one always sticks in my mind. The 7am arrival to hospital, the injustice of being…

new video loaded: How Trump Changed the Way He Talks About ChinaAs President Trump travels to China to meet with President Xi Jinping, our reporter David…

‘You’re special needs’: Matt HaigWhen I was 14, I had to start a new school. I wasn’t great at starting new schools, even though I had…