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Everything changed for Cornelius Walker on 27 November 2000 when Damilola Taylor was killed. Damilola was 11, the same age as Cornelius. He lived five minutes away. He had the same skin colour. Cornelius’s mother, scared for her son’s safety, moved their family out of London. Cornelius suddenly found himself living on a white estate run by racists. But rather than fight them, Cornelius decided to become more like the people who hated him. They became his family and kept him safe. And in return, Cornelius became submerged in a culture of violence and hatred. But as the violence and racism against other black people continued, Cornelius struggled to marry his real identity with the one he had acquired.
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Sam is a 27-year-old music-teaching, sovereign ring-wearing, chanting Buddhist. He is also the lead singer of an up and coming punk band. He’s also mute ... at least for most of the time -
Joong-wha Choi, a former soldier in North Korea, lives today with his wife and children in a sleepy London suburb, home to Europe’s biggest North Korean population -
In the latest Guardian documentary, we follow the exceptional life story of Corey Pegues and ask who gets a second chance in America -
In 2015, the community of Islamberg discovered that a Tennessee minister was plotting the deadliest attack on US soil since 9/11 against their village. Why have Americans heard nothing about him, and why why does the community feel its safety has been ignored?
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Kazakhstan is rich with oil, gas and coal but Nursultan Nazarbayev, its president for life, has committed the country to a dramatic shift from fossil fuels to green energy. Is this huge nation able to realise his vision?
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In rare footage of the North Korean capital, the Guardian gained an insight into what daily life is like for its citizens. Escorted by government minders at all times we were invited to visit a nursery, zoo, swimming pool, funfair, parks, factories, festivals and more, but were left questioning if anything was real. After returning to the UK, Emma Graham-Harrison reflects on what it's like spending a week immersed in a personality cult
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For the first time ever the Argentinian rivals are competing for the Copa Libertadores, South America’s most prestigious club trophy
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Police say tough tactics to tackle violent thieves on mopeds, including chasing them and knocking them off their bikes, has helped drive down crime
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Sulaiman Hamid Almazrou has defended the trial and conviction of Matthew Hedges for spying in Abu Dhabi. The ambassador, however, said the United Arab Emirates government was considering a plea for clemency from the family and would respond in due course
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What is it that makes people think the Texas congressman has what it takes to get into the White House?
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The loss of the byelection has plunged the Coalition into minority government, ultimately triggered by the Liberal party's own ousting of Malcolm Turnbull and a string of missteps in the lead-up to polling day
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On 6 November, US voters get their first chance to pass judgment on Donald Trump since he became president. Here’s all you need to know about the US midterms
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Leeds gymnast Ashley Watson has set a new Guinness world record of almost 20ft for a horizontal bar backflip
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Lewis Hamilton has welcomed the remarkable return of Robert Kubica to Formula One racing
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Neither golfer was able to keep a straight face as they attempted a traditional boxing nose-to-nose stare down ahead of the pay-per-view duel
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Alexander Zverev landed the biggest win of his career by shocking Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Finals on Sunday
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China’s Xinhua state news agency has introduced the newest members of its newsroom: AI anchors who will report 'tirelessly' all day, every day, from anywhere in the country
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Pepper the robot tells MPs about a Middlesex University project that is developing culturally aware robots to provide care for elderly people
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died aged 65 from complications with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Hawaii is the bird extinction capital of the world. Many of the birds native to the islands are severely under threat, but for some it's too late. The fabled ʻōʻō was last seen in 1985. Set in the painted cloud forest of Kauai, Songbird takes you back in time to meet the legendary bird and hear its last song.
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Dozens of sausage dogs ran in the annual dachshund dog race in Melbourne as part of Oktoberfest celebrations
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Ever wonder why women shown shaving on TV adverts are already completely hairless? Breaking with decades of tradition, Billie, a US razor company, depicts women actually removing their body hair
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The Foti family has been creating fireworks for seven generations. Fortunato Foti talks learning formulas from his grandfather and handing them on to his children
'There's a lot of power in being young': Hamilton lead actor Jamael Westman on making change
Jamael Westman, the lead actor in the West End production of Hamilton, talks to the Guardian's Iman Amrani backstage at the Victoria Palace Theatre, discussing the power of youth to make change, whether Hamilton is part of a wider 'black renaissance' and what theatre can do to attract a more diverse audience.