What's killing the Teesside crabs?
When a nightmarish scene unfolded on the beaches of northeast England in the last few months of 2021, fishermen raised the alarm. The mass die-off of thousands of crabs has led to two government repor...
30 Jan 202335min
The cache and the caucus: How Biden's documents may strengthen his enemies
On 9 January a story broke that classified documents had been found at a Washington DC office used by President Biden. In the weeks since, four more discoveries have followed. This has been a boon to ...
27 Jan 202332min
A serial rapist inside the Met police
One of the country’s worst sex offenders plead guilty to 48 rapes of 12 women committed over almost 20 years while he was a police officer for the Metropolitan Police. Meanwhile, the force's commissio...
26 Jan 202330min
How the rich and powerful try to intimidate the press
Until recently the term Slapp – strategic lawsuit against public participation – meant very little. But yesterday in parliament, an MP introduced a bill to ban what he called "legal gangsterism" – att...
25 Jan 202334min
Iran: Fighting back in the face of execution
Protests - sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of Iranian morality police - have continued for over four months, evolving to incorporate women’s rights, economic concerns and regime c...
24 Jan 202330min
The gender bill dividing the UK
The UK government has blocked Scottish gender recognition reforms, which would allow anyone over the age of 16 to self-declare their gender and be recognised as such by the Scottish government. The Sc...
23 Jan 202331min
Are dating apps running out of steam?
In 2021, Sunday Times writer Megan Agnew experienced a strange sort of heartbreak after a relationship that began on a dating app. It got her thinking: are they healthy for us? And does the data now s...
20 Jan 202323min
How Taylor Swift became the voice of a generation
This year, Taylor Swift is set to embark on her biggest and most expensive world tour. Fans flew into a frenzy when tickets went on sale after several thousand couldn’t get hold of them following tech...
19 Jan 202329min
