Why US ‘boots on the ground’ won’t be enough
Donald Trump has kept the world guessing over whether he will launch a ground invasion in Iran.However, the arrival of thousands of US paratroopers in the region might be the clearest indication yet o...
1 Apr 15min
Why the world’s missing oil leaves Britain on a 'cliff edge'
"Go get your own oil!" Donald Trump has served notice on his allies, telling them the US won't necessarily help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.And oil is important... for everything. The global econom...
31 Mar 16min
Why your food shop is about to cost more
The cost of your weekly shop is about to go up – as the war in Iran squeezes the supply of synthetic fertiliser.The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz had already caused a spike in energy price...
30 Mar 15min
Why is NASA going back to the moon?
Artemis II is NASA's next big mission to the moon – the first in over 50 years. It's part of the space agency's long-term plans to build a space station called Lunar Gateway, where astronauts will be ...
27 Mar 20min
Why your fake fashion is funding organised crime
The market in counterfeit goods – fake handbags, knock-off trainers or not-quite-designer clothes – is now worth more than double the illegal drug trade in the UK. So, it’s easy to see why organised c...
26 Mar 17min
Why are people betting on war?
Lots of people enjoy a flutter – but have you ever considered betting on a US strike on Iran? Or when Russia will take control of a village in the Donbass? Or what day a head of state might be killed?...
25 Mar 18min
Why the UK's efforts to tackle antisemitism have fallen short
Four Jewish ambulances were set on fire in North London on Monday morning, in the latest incident to be treated as an antisemitic hate crime by the police.Sadly, it is just a further example of the in...
24 Mar 18min
Why the UK needs to be wary of Iranian retaliation
Last week, Iran tried to target the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia – more than 2,000 miles away in the Indian Ocean.That attack failed but it led an Israel military spokesperson to suggest ...
23 Mar 19min
