How giant pandas became China’s furry diplomats
The giant panda has become one of China’s diplomatic tools, after a pair were gifted to President Nixon as an act of friendship in the 1970s. But with US-China relations deteriorating - what can panda...
20 Jul 202326min
Should Rishi Sunak fear a by-election disaster?
It’s a by-election triple whammy tomorrow - and seats up for grabs include Boris Johnson's former constituency of Uxbridge. The votes were triggered after three Conservative MPs resigned - and the Tor...
19 Jul 202327min
A bright pink cultural history of Barbie
It’s one of the most anticipated movies of the year. After months of bright pink promo ‘Barbie’ - starring Margot Robbie and directed by Greta Gerwig - finally hits the big screen this week. Little gi...
18 Jul 202328min
Why a group of Scottish islands wants to join Norway
Councillors in Orkney have voted to explore ways that the group of Scottish islands could break away from Scotland and the UK. Proposals include becoming a crown dependency or even a self-governing te...
17 Jul 202326min
Huw Edwards, the BBC, The Sun and the media storm
On Wednesday evening, five days after allegations were first published, Huw Edwards was named by his wife as the BBC presenter accused of paying £35,000 to a young person for sexually explicit photogr...
14 Jul 202330min
'This generation is more dangerous': The new West Bank resistance
Last week, the Israeli army entered the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank and carried out a two-day raid where the target - according to Israel - was the headquarters of local militants. During the ...
13 Jul 202333min
The orca uprising: Why killer whales are attacking boats
Since 2020, orcas have been carrying out hundreds of attacks on boats near Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal, but last month one of the animals made global headlines when it hit a yacht off the coast of S...
12 Jul 202325min
Behind enemy lines: Meet the secret Ukrainian counter offensive
In Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine, men and women are working secretly, behind enemy lines. They're blowing up bridges, identifying targets for bombing raids and killing anyone caught collaborat...
11 Jul 202328min
