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In which Lewis Kingston drives across Ukraine, delivers his Ford Ranger and sees for himself what life is really like for those living with war every day

3 days ago

Ever wondered how you might help Ukraine? One way is to buy a pickup and drive it there. Lewis Kingston is just back, relates how to do it, and what to expect

3 weeks ago

Joana Fidalgo had no idea how to spend her honeymoon. Then, and is so often the case in many of our lives, cars came to the unexpected rescue

4 weeks ago

You may have never heard of Claude Shannon, but there’s little in modern life that’s not been influenced by his genius. David Twohig remembers him

4 weeks ago

Andrew English travels with his brothers through France and Belgium to honour two fallen friends

2 months ago

Of all the stories from the heroic age of exploration, there is perhaps none quite so strange as that of Maurice Wilson. By Andrew Frankel

6 months ago

The secret of the Sherman tank’s success lay not on the battlefield, but an entire continent away in the factories where it was built. By David Twohig

8 months ago

Having dreamt of the moment for decades, Andrew Frankel finally finds himself airborne in a Spitfire. Here’s what happened next

10 months ago