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I stole a safe, and faced the dilemma of my life
The burglar who discovered a terrible crime - but risked life in prison if he reported it

The first beauty queen in a free South Africa
Basetsana Kumalo was crowned Miss South Africa after the country's first democratic vote

The epic road trip that taught me how to live again
After surviving cancer in her twenties, Suleika Jaouad felt she'd forgotten how to live.

Why this Covid doctor hid his homeless past
Emmanuel Taban, a former street kid now recognised for his life-saving medical work

The murder case that started a cyber sleuth revolution
Todd Matthews became obsessed with identifying 'Tent Girl,' a decades-old unsolved crime

The secretaries who inspired the hit movie 9 to 5
Karen Nussbaum is the co-founder of 9to5, a movement that gave rise to a box office smash

Escaping after an IS massacre
Ali Hussein Kadhim was a captured Iraqi soldier who narrowly avoided execution

I ran away from slavery; now I help others escape
Analiza Guevarra escaped abuse but can’t return to her family in the Philippines

The schoolgirl fraudster who found redemption in ballroom
Shannon Balenciaga discovered the underground ball scene in prison – and became a legend

'If you cut out part of my brain am I still Jody?'
Brain surgery cured Jody Smith's seizures and there were other surprising side effects