by Giles Broadbent | Aug 22, 2019 | Story
How does a country fall apart in this day and age? Not with a bang but with a series of bureaucratic screw-ups, queues, shortages and lots of fury The Story It’s a Yellowhammer to fix the last nail in the coffin, the critics would have you believe. It’s an incendiary...
by Giles Broadbent | Aug 17, 2019 | Story
They are the staple of all high-concept fiction: the weapon-laden villain’s lair – a boat, a castle, a silo. Either way, they’re all super stylish The Story She’s part luxury toy, part-lair and part research vessel – and all dreamboat but, sadly,...
by Giles Broadbent | Jul 31, 2019 | Story
The man seeking more than treasure in a silver mine Has the loner found a new way of living or are they hiding? Is it the dream that sustains them – or must they stay one step ahead of their demons? The Story A 70-year-old loner and former schoolteacher...
by Giles Broadbent | Jul 10, 2019 | Story
What happens to a copper when it becomes too much The idea of the burnt-out copper is a staple of fiction. But, beyond the cliche, there are real officers dealing with trauma in a very human way. The Story Police Sergeant Ali Livingstone was driven. He was intent on...
by Giles Broadbent | Jul 9, 2019 | Story
Twisting tale of love turned sour, a sperm donor, bitter family feuds and a mum on the run with her children for three years almost defies belief The Story The tangled story of Lauren Etchells and Tasha Brown comes complete. It starts with a child born out of love in...
by Giles Broadbent | Jul 8, 2019 | Story
This story of the decline of addictive fixed-odd betting terminals (FOBTs) reveals how the gambling game really works and why everyone’s a sucker. Fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs – pronounced Fobtees) are the ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling. They let punters in...
