Given that independence is one of the hottest topics of the year, Tom Oliver argues that there is an historical precedent for union.
Criminal minds
Our morbid fascination of crime is never more virulent than in the case of the serial killer. Evie Hull looks at serial killers throughout the ages.
A crime before its time
Last month, the Belgians legalised euthanasia, a definitive moment in the changing understanding of suicide. Helen Chapman discovers how the definition of crime has changed through time.
The ones that got away
Fugitives are an object of cultural fascination. Laura Robinson pursues these people and their cultish appeal.
From government, with love
Keir Forde explores the topical subject of secret police and surveillance throughout history.