BBC News Long Reads

Aliyah's smile conceals a lifetime of abuse - and experts warn her experience is all too common among a forgotten group of girls.

Thousands of people are saving to get on the property ladder - but not everyone who gets on it is a winner. Five stories from the UK’s ever-changing housing market.

It's a multi-billion-dollar industry and one that makes bold promises. Do love coaches actually deliver?

Reka Gawa opened the Himalaya Café after a chance meeting with the spiritual leader almost 20 years ago.

Researching family history, Rosie Whitehouse uncovered a story of Protestants and Jews uniting against the Nazis in a French town.

Safety tips for women continue to suggest murderers have an excuse for killing.

After an illness, Stu began reuniting old postcards with their owners - and revived some buried memories.

Josh Quigley broke Jack Thompson's record by cycling 2,179 miles in a week.

Muriel Gardiner's courage fighting fascism in Austria inspired an Oscar-winning film. Who was she?

Saginaw, a blue-collar Michigan city, surprisingly voted for Donald Trump in 2016. So what do they think now?

The story behind the plaque: the fast life and freakishly unlucky death of Karl Edwards.

When Tony Kofi had a near-fatal accident, he had a vision of himself playing a musical instrument. It would change his life forever.

Could the man accused of hatching the plot to fly planes into US landmarks 20 years ago have been stopped?

LaTonya Myers spent nine months in jail because she couldn’t afford bail - now she's helping others facing the same challenge.

Prince Andrew, Bob Dylan, Catholic priests and others face suits after a change in New York law.

Calum Maclean and Jenny Graham climbed mountains, scrambled down gullies and tackled steep rocky crags on the route.

Live music is back - and for the most committed fans it's the return of an entire way of life.

The Panjshir Valley has been a flashpoint in Afghanistan's turbulent history - now it's happening again.

Some squatters in Spain demand cash before leaving - so eviction firms have arisen to handle the talks.