Alex Hannaford

Lawman: Bass Reeves and the wild true history of the black ‘Lone Ranger’

Taylor Sheridan’s new series follows the first black US Marshal. But was he also the inspiration for the legendary Western bounty hunter?

By Alex Hannaford 3 Nov 2023, 1:48pm

The retired British woman who befriends inmates awaiting execution on death row

By Alex Hannaford 18 Jan 2018, 6:00am
Houston's long haul to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey will cost £139bn

By Alex Hannaford 3 Sep 2017, 10:00pm
'I thought I was done for': British photographer tells how he clung to a tree for 12 hours after being electrocuted in Houston flood waters

By Alex Hannaford 30 Aug 2017, 5:29pm

Hurricane Harvey: Donald Trump says 'Texas can handle anything' as dams overflow, Houston deluged

By Nick Allen 29 Aug 2017, 11:25pm
Houston's flood-ravaged residents are told the worst is yet to come as thousands wait for help

By Alex Hannaford 28 Aug 2017, 8:11pm
The Internet of Things: Could it really change the way we live?

By Alex Hannaford 6 May 2017, 7:00am
Should students be allowed to carry guns at university? Special report into Texas's new, most controversial law

By Alex Hannaford 30 Sep 2016, 3:29pm
How this man tried to get away with murdering both of his wives - and almost did: 'When they found her she had no scalp and her skull was bared'

By Alex Hannaford 20 Aug 2016, 8:00am
What happened in Colonia? Inside the terrifying Nazi cult that inspired Emma Watson's new film

By Alex Hannaford 2 Jul 2016, 7:19am

Conversations with Koko: an audience with world's favourite 'talking' gorilla

By Alex Hannaford 15 Jun 2016, 8:02am
12 Years A Slave: the true story of Solomon Northup

By Alex Hannaford 4 Jun 2016, 8:07pm
Love and rockets: true confessions of a female war reporter

By Alex Hannaford 16 Apr 2016, 8:00am
The Bulletproof Diet: simplistic, invalid and unscientific

By Alex Hannaford 27 Nov 2014, 10:45am
127 Hours: Aron Ralston's story of survival

By Alex Hannaford 6 Jan 2011, 5:46pm