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Trafficked to Europe for sex: An escape story
Expecting to become a carer in Copenhagen, Jewel was forced into prostitution. But two chance meetings enabled her to get away.
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Trafficked to Europe for sex: An escape story
Expecting to become a carer in Copenhagen, Jewel was forced into prostitution. But two chance meetings enabled her to get away.

'We didn't call ourselves mum and dad for 10 months'
Nina and Steven fostered a baby hoping in vain to adopt her. With a second baby they finally became parents.

'How I escaped a hidden world of gangs and exploitation'
Aliyah's smile conceals a lifetime of abuse - and experts warn her experience is all too common among a forgotten group of girls.

Why are so many single women trying love coaching?
It's a multi-billion-dollar industry and one that makes bold promises. Do love coaches actually deliver?

In love with the Resistance: My mother-in-law's war
Researching family history, Rosie Whitehouse uncovered a story of Protestants and Jews uniting against the Nazis in a French town.

'How we re-delivered a baby's postcard - 75 years on'
After an illness, Stu began reuniting old postcards with their owners - and revived some buried memories.

Fake Paralympians boss: 'I didn't know about cheating'
The man fined for sending non-disabled athletes to the Sydney Paralympics breaks his silence.
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Trafficked to Europe for sex: An escape story
Expecting to become a carer in Copenhagen, Jewel was forced into prostitution. But two chance meetings enabled her to get away.

'We didn't call ourselves mum and dad for 10 months'
Nina and Steven fostered a baby hoping in vain to adopt her. With a second baby they finally became parents.

'How I escaped a hidden world of gangs and exploitation'
Aliyah's smile conceals a lifetime of abuse - and experts warn her experience is all too common among a forgotten group of girls.

Why are so many single women trying love coaching?
It's a multi-billion-dollar industry and one that makes bold promises. Do love coaches actually deliver?

In love with the Resistance: My mother-in-law's war
Researching family history, Rosie Whitehouse uncovered a story of Protestants and Jews uniting against the Nazis in a French town.

'How we re-delivered a baby's postcard - 75 years on'
After an illness, Stu began reuniting old postcards with their owners - and revived some buried memories.

Fake Paralympians boss: 'I didn't know about cheating'
The man fined for sending non-disabled athletes to the Sydney Paralympics breaks his silence.

'We didn't call ourselves mum and dad for 10 months'
Nina and Steven fostered a baby hoping in vain to adopt her. With a second baby they finally became parents.

'How I escaped a hidden world of gangs and exploitation'
Aliyah's smile conceals a lifetime of abuse - and experts warn her experience is all too common among a forgotten group of girls.

Why are so many single women trying love coaching?
It's a multi-billion-dollar industry and one that makes bold promises. Do love coaches actually deliver?