02 Aug 2013
Portraits of Moscow Voyages: In Search of Laika
Exploring Moscow and paying tribute to Laika, the first dog in space.
Queen of Trucks
Trucking is big business. Cashing in on the boom is Shannan’s trucker driving school. But can she pass her own HGV test?
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