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The siege and the cat that saved my life
Amra Sabic El-Rayess turned 16 as Bosnia Herzegovnia plunged into civil war
I ran with the men, and changed history
Kathrine Switzer was attacked for running in the men-only 1967 Boston Marathon
My unknown song became a political anthem in Hong Kong
A phone alert revealed Matthew Keegan had become an overnight pop star 5,000 miles away
Rugby star Gareth Thomas: Strong, vulnerable and HIV+
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas was blackmailed and lived in fear before revealing he was HIV+
Stories from Syria's secret library
Under siege: how a group of friends risked everything to create a literary sanctuary
A plane crash left me lost in the Amazon
Brazilian pilot Antônio Sena survived 36 days alone after crashing into dense rainforest
Trapped in a "metal coffin" on the ocean floor
42 metres down on the seabed with 22 sailors inside: the story of the submarine Pacocha
Banned from voting for my wife, so we changed the law
Desmond and Sheena Meade’s historic battle to give ex-felons the right to vote in Florida
Birdwatching with the men who kidnapped me
Diego Calderón was taken hostage in Colombia on a biology field trip
From intensive care to the Olympic podium
How fencer Keeth Smart won an Olympic medal months after being diagnosed with leukaemia
A decade without Dan: The search for my brother gave me purpose
The loss of Loren O’ Keeffe’s brother led her to help families with missing loved ones
Escape from our "metal coffin" on the ocean floor
From songbird to birdsong expert
Former opera singer Gisela Kaplan on how she became an expert in bird communication
Seven months trapped in an airport
Hassan Al Kontar had to live at Kuala Lumpur airport after he got stuck in a legal limbo
Punk, God, and my search for truth
Punk icon Palmolive walked away from two pioneering bands looking for spiritual answers
Recording my first album as a man
The singer-songwriter Cidny Bullens finally decided to transition aged 61
The Paralympian who was trapped inside her body
How Victoria Arlen swam for gold after years of being unable to speak or move
The train driver asking men to open up about mental health
Heather Waugh is committed to preventing suicides
I was the sole survivor of a plane crash at the age of 11
Stranded on a mountain, a young Norman Ollestad had to find a way to survive alone
The 80s song that brought back my memories
A car accident wiped all of Thomas Leeds' memories and he had to start again
'Horses saved my life' - how a boy from West Philly made polo history
A chance discovery catapulted Kareem Rosser into the elite world of polo.
What Susan did on Death Row
Susan Kigula led a choir, got a degree and changed Ugandan law as she waited to be hanged
Helping the drug addict who stole my dog to get into rehab
When Brayden Morton found the woman who stole his dog, he was determined to help her.
The Omani football nerd who went from player to pundit
How Rumaitha Al Busaidi became the first female football commentator in the Arab world
The criminal double life of a stage actor
Jack Charles is a venerated Aboriginal Australian actor, but he once had an addiction.
I saw a smile on the suicide bomber's face
In 2006 a suicide truck bomb left Iraqi teenager Qusay Hussein severely injured and blind
Discovering my sister's inner world
A story of sisterly love, migration and art
Tarantulas, Gandalf and my dying brother's bucket list
Royd Tolkien’s brother Mike left him a daring list of tasks to complete after he died
I changed my name to change my life
Hakeem Oluseyi beat drug addiction and dropped his old name to become a star scientist
The improbable rise of Europe’s 'Tofu King'
How German vegetarian Bernard Drosihn took on the ‘meat police’ and won
I found the Titanic during a top-secret Cold War mission
For 70 years people searched for the wreck of the Titanic. Then came Robert Ballard
