ITV News Special

For nearly 40 years, East Germany's Stasi was one of the most formidable secret police forces in the world, with a vast network of spies and informers reaching across the globe until the fall of the Berlin Wall. As the Cold War ended, scores of them were still operating in the UK. With access to recently opened court files, Julie Etchingham reveals some of the Stasi's UK operations and asks why the identities of many alleged British informers are still a guarded secret 30 years after Germany made its file public.

Twelve months ago, Vladimir Putin shocked the world by launching a full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. While millions fled abroad, many more stayed to face their invaders. ITV's Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo returns to Ukraine to see how people have been fundamentally changed by Russia's invasion.

Britain is experiencing the largest fall in living standards since records began almost 70 years ago, with the rising cost of everyday essentials - such as food and household bills - thought to have pushed many into poverty. ITV News' Daniel Hewitt has followed the impact of this crisis for more than a year and examines how it's changed lives across the country. Filmed over the course of the winter, he follows working people battling every day just to stay afloat, shocked by how their circumstances have changed and often unable to see light at the end of the tunnel.