“that first night, i sat at a bus stop too afraid to close my eyes”

‘In memory of Alison, I want to help others’

Books and toys piled high, shopping still in grocery bags and brand new clothes collecting dust; a narrow pathway through each room and barely space to open a curtain – this was the home of a hoarder.

Crimes such as indecent exposure have increased by 37% in the past five years, leading police to label it a ‘national emergency’. But what’s being done, asks Polly Dunbar

One in four people in the UK identify as disabled, so why is society still ignoring their needs? Ella Dove investigates

Helen Murray Taylor shares how a mental health breakdown led to her being sectioned

ADMISSIONS SHADOW WORK Loneliness and the literary ...