Why Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin could be a problem for NASA
A Blue Origin rocket explosion during a test launch at Cape Canaveral in Florida could have huge implications for Jeff Bezos' ambitions in space.His company had just won a big NASA contract to deliver...
29 Touko 13min
Why don't we know more about cold water shock?
At least eight teenagers have died after getting into difficulty in open water during the UK’s record-breaking heatwave.The tragedies have caused the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to warn...
28 Touko 14min
Why Russia is ‘relentlessly targeting’ the UK
The head of the GCHQ intelligence agency has warned that Russia is going after critical infrastructure and democracy in the UK.Anne Keast-Butler also used the inaugural GCHQ annual lecture at Bletchle...
27 Touko 18min
Why did teenage rapists avoid jail?
Three teenagers who avoided jail over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will now have their sentences reviewed after a judge initially said he wanted to "avoid criminalising these children unnecessar...
26 Touko 14min
Why Westminster needs to think differently about devolution
In all corners of the United Kingdom, parties that back independence are now in charge.The SNP retained control in Scotland and Plaid Cymru took power in Wales for the first time following the May ele...
25 Touko 18min
Why did Thomas Tuchel leave out some big England names?
Thomas Tuchel is England’s first German-born manager. He has led some of Europe’s biggest clubs, from Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich to Chelsea, where he won the Champions League.But he has rar...
22 Touko 18min
Why is the UK easing Russian oil sanctions?
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Britain has sanctioned Moscow’s economy in an attempt to weaken Putin's war machine. But this week, the UK introduced a new exemption allowing diesel and jet fuel made fr...
21 Touko 15min
Why Putin and Trump are queuing up to visit China
President Xi Jinping's hopes of putting China at the centre of a new world order have been given a boost by back-to-back visits of two of his fellow world leaders. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump both...
20 Touko 20min
