In-depth features, profiles, long-form journalism and culture coverage from the PublicReport editorial team.
There aren’t many ways to cross the Solent that feel like a mini adventure, but the Isle of Wight hovercraft delivers exactly that. This quirky service, run by Hovertravel, is the only year-round scheduled passenger hovercraft in Europe, zipping from Southsea to Ryde in just ten minutes. Crossing time: 10 minutes · Service type: Year-round … Read more
Caroline Flack’s death on 15 February 2020 left many fans and observers searching for answers. The Love Island presenter was only 40, and her passing came just weeks after she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend, with this article drawing on the coroner’s inquest, court documents, and verified accounts to lay out the established facts … Read more
Few things hit a town’s identity quite like the closing of a department store that’s been there for over a century. When Quadrant shut its doors for good in October 2025, it marked the end of a 144-year trading history in Chelmsford and Braintree. Stores affected: 2 (Chelmsford and Braintree) · Jobs lost: 51 · … Read more
Netflix dropped 75 new releases on Friday alone, with 65 of those being films — and the platform’s Irish library is pulling out all the stops this month. From a zombie sequel that already has viewers divided to an Oscar-nominated Irish animation making a quiet comeback, there’s plenty worth sorting through. Here’s what actually landed … Read more
Kevin Costner spent more than three decades chasing the Horizon dream before cameras rolled in 2022. Now, with the first chapter already streaming on Netflix and the second chapter sitting on the shelf indefinitely, the saga’s next move matters more than ever — both for Costner’s artistic legacy and for audiences who bought into the … Read more