Why the Olympics may ban transgender athletes
This week, The Times broke the news that the International Olympic Committee is a step closer to banning transgender women from competing in all female events. So why is the IOC acting now? And could ...
12 Nov 202528min
Can the BBC survive?
After the resignations of two of its most senior members of staff, the BBC is being questioned over allegations of institutional bias. Donald Trump has threatened to sue the organisation, and with neg...
11 Nov 202530min
Britain’s Bill Gates, his sunken superyacht, and the bitter fight for £700 million
Last year, tech billionaire Mike Lynch was given a second chance at life when he was acquitted of criminal fraud charges. But while celebrating with friends and family aboard his yacht, a freak storm ...
10 Nov 202533min
The Traitors is rigged, just not in the way you think - The Sunday Story
It’s the most watched TV show of the year, but The Traitors is much more than just entertainment: it’s a psychological experiment. How did a game, born out of Cold War Soviet roots, become a mirror of...
9 Nov 202523min
The Story presents: Planet Hope - Steve Boyes on resilience, recovery and Africa’s great rivers
This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly se...
8 Nov 202537min
Why wasn't the Southport attack stopped?
Last year’s attack on a dance class in Southport killed three young girls and injured a further eight, as well as two adults. The teenager responsible, Axel Rudakubana, has since been sentenced to a m...
7 Nov 202542min
INVESTIGATION: The black market for fake driving tests thriving in the UK
Almost 700,000 people are waiting to book their driving test in the UK, a record backlog which is being exploited by scammers. Our reporter Emma Kirwan found victims across the UK have already paid ou...
6 Nov 202525min
The pre-budget back-pedal
Rachel Reeves has paved the way for potential tax rises. In a speech three weeks before the budget, the chancellor refused to commit to Labour’s manifesto promise to not raise National Insurance, inco...
5 Nov 202531min
