The woman who edited Nuts magazine

Between the sheets: Terri White with the magazine that launched her career. Photograph: Harry Borden for the Observer As the sound of jazz filled the air in the office that night I diligently got on…
PUBLISHED: April 22, 2012
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3854 words)

What's the truth about fracking?

Protesters voice their opposition to fracking at Hesketh Bank, Lancashire. Photograph: Alamy "It was just like something from Nasa," says Doreen Stopforth, pointing from the front window of her…
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2722 words)

Supermarket sweep

The first thing you notice is the towering mural. "Think local," it says. "Boycott Tesco." Then the spray-canned image of a protester, holding a placard that reads "93% of local people say no…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 5, 2011
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3295 words)
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