Ireland is in the midst of its own 'George Floyd moment'. At least, that's how a string of international headlines have portrayed the death of Yves Sakila.
I would never describe myself as a romantic hero. So I am always surprised how much it amazes people that at the age of 63, I moved into a Hertfordshire care home to be with my wife, then 64.
Ian Brady was born Ian Stewart in the Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow , to Peggy Stewart, an unmarried 28-year-old waitress. He never knew who his father was
Early on the morning of October 7 1965, just as daylight was breaking and the world beginning to stir, the local police station in the Manchester suburb of Hyde received a strange 999 phone call.
I came home to a letter in my mailbox. 'Now that I can stop glaring at myself glaring back at me, I wanted to write you what is not quite a thank you letter,' the note began.
The outpouring of grief when my husband Dr Michael Mosley died of heatstroke on a hillside in Greece in June 2024, one of the hottest recorded days, was extraordinary.
Having such an amazing archive of material, from the Just One Thing podcast to his many TV programmes, felt like a blessing to our family in the aftermath of Dad's passing.