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
Why Elon Musk took Sam Altman to court (and lost)
Tech titan and X owner Elon Musk has seen his high-profile lawsuit against the boss of OpenAI Sam Altman thrown out of court.Musk accused his rival of making OpenAI, which created the increasingly pop...
19 Touko 15min
Why the world should care about Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak
A new strain of Ebola virus has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organisation.More than 300 suspected cases have been identified – with at least 80 deaths rep...
18 Touko 17min
Why winning Makerfield might not be so easy for Andy Burnham
The constituency of Makerfield has been a Labour safe seat for generations, but in the May elections, Reform UK won nearly every seat that was up for grabs at the local council. So how much of a gambl...
15 Touko 20min
Why Wes Streeting is accused of putting ambition above national interest
On Thursday lunchtime, Wes Streeting resigned from Sir Keir Starmer’s government. The now-former health secretary said he had “lost confidence” in the PM’s premiership – the first cabinet minister to ...
14 Touko 22min
