How ‘ugly’ Birkenstocks conquered fashion and feminism
German shoemakers Birkenstock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of more than $8 billion last month, and the sandals are top of John Lewis’ must-have Christmas list this year....
2 Nov 202326min
After the blackout: What's happening in Gaza?
During a 34-hour communications blackout that began on Friday evening, Israel launched its ground invasion into Gaza. With thousands of Palestinians killed and conditions in the territory deterioratin...
1 Nov 202326min
WhatsApps, ‘f***wits’ and ‘Dr Death’: The Covid inquiry heats up
Dominic Cummings gives evidence to the UK’s Covid inquiry today – the latest in a string of senior advisors to Boris Johnson to do so. The published evidence, including private WhatsApp conversations,...
31 Okt 202328min
Why MI5 is so worried about AI and the next election
This week world leaders and AI companies will gather for a summit at Bletchley Park, the Second World War code-breaking centre. It’s the most important attempt yet to formulate a shared view on what a...
30 Okt 202325min
How Taylor Swift became the voice of a generation
Friday was a big day for Taylor Swift. She released the reimagined version of her 2014 album 1989, and was declared a billionaire by business news outlet Bloomberg. So this weekend we're listening bac...
28 Okt 202325min
Sextapes, gossip blogs, and Paris Hilton: How the noughties went toxic
This week Britney Spears released her new memoir, and is the latest celebrity to open up about the trauma of being a young famous woman in the 2000s. Post-MeToo and the Russell Brand allegations, ther...
26 Okt 202328min
Does Hamas have a strategy?
As Israel conducts 'wide-scale' retaliatory strikes against Gaza, the humanitarian crisis in the area has reached devastating proportions. Thousands are dead and food, fuel and water have almost run o...
25 Okt 202327min
Get out of jail free: The new Tory prisons policy
Prisons in England and Wales are at full capacity. Exclusive reporting for the Times revealed judges were being advised to suspend sentences, rather than put prisoners away. After HS2, concrete in sch...
24 Okt 202325min
