BBC News Long Reads

An email exchange between a UK professor and a man called "Ivan" shows how intense the information war over Syria remains.

As Bangladesh turns 50, a UK-Bangladeshi reflects on how climate change affects his parents' country.

Some of the children of men who helped to "disappear" thousands of Argentines in the 1970s and 80s are now speaking out - against their fathers.

Jang Yeong-jin fled North Korea to escape a loveless marriage. Now he is engaged to his boyfriend.

Did a crew sent to the US Skylab space station go on strike? The last surviving member says it's a myth that won't die.

Western museums are under pressure to return looted treasure, but what of those in private collections?

Muay Thai world champion. Dutiful daughter. Fastest girl in school. ME sufferer. Wife. Architect. It is difficult to categorise Ruqsana Begum.

Past US presidents have left a legacy of untruths ranging from the bizarre to the horrifying.

Endometriosis is so much more than painful periods - it is a condition that can impact on every part of a woman's body.

In the country with the world's highest prevalence of HIV, Thembi Nkambule doesn't want people to die of Aids ashamed and alone.

A war hero had been all but forgotten. But now his story can be told - thanks to his engagement ring.

Listening to all her records took Anna Doble back to her youth - releasing memories and emotions.

This is the story of LeBron James, the high school phenomenon who turned three failing franchises into NBA-winning teams.

Donald Trump's re-emergence this weekend made one thing clear - the Republican party is still his.

Neither Gus Kenworthy nor his then-boyfriend knew the cameras were rolling when they shared a seminal kiss at Pyeongchang 2018.

James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation.

The high cost of fertility treatment leads some to find donors on social media, even though it's risky and could be illegal.

Women's sport in India is changing, as an emboldened new generation of athletes combat poverty and patriarchy on their way to success.