Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story

A murderous convention of crime writers, a hymn to nursing, a monster hunt, and robber baron capitalism

MAT COWARD recommends a crop that keeps growing well under drought conditions

In 2010, faced with the closure of their local library, a Buckinghamshire town’s locals turned to an unconventional tactic – borrowing every single book – to defend a cherished community space. MAT COWARD tells the story

Tyrannosaurs in Thailand, colonialism as videogame, and a feminist gem from 1936

MAT COWARD looks at the Hamburg parsley — a species rarely cultivated here but popular, with good reason, in Eastern Europe

Good Cop vs Bad Fascist fantasy, a guilty witness, Scottish witchcraft, and Camino de Santiago shocker

While advocating the aubergine or eggplant’s case for a space on your windowsill or patio, MAT COWARD suggest prayers might be required too

After 58 fishermen were lost in the so-called ‘Triple Trawler Tragedy,’ four women led a grassroots revolt that forced the government to overhaul Britain’s deadly deep-sea fishing industry. MAT COWARD tells the story

Japanese innovation, Costa Rican skullduggery, Glasgow Central suicide, and good deeds punished in London

MAT COWARD takes a look at some of the options for keen gardeners as we enter 2026

A deeply pleasing festive crime wave