The scandal that shook the NHS
Ten years ago today, a public inquiry concluded that patients were subject to shocking levels of neglect at Stafford Hospital, putting it among the worst care scandals in NHS history. A young local re...
6 Feb 202334min
Sunak's first 100 days: Promises, scandals and strikes
Rishi Sunak’s been in Number 10 for 100 days. So how’s he doing? What’s he been doing? And with Labour leading in the polls, can the UK’s third prime minister in six and a half months turn his and his...
2 Feb 202325min
The school strikes explained
Across England and Wales today, many schools are closed and pupils are at home as the UK’s biggest teaching union goes on strike - the first of seven days of planned action. So, after negotiations bro...
1 Feb 202329min
Why German tanks are going to war in Europe
Last week, Germany confirmed it would send tanks to Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia. The announcement came after weeks of foot-dragging on the issue. So why was the decision apparently so ...
31 Jan 202329min
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
