Why helping a generation of children starts with breakfast
Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day but, for increasing numbers of children, it’s a meal they miss, affecting their concentration and learning at school. So, as the cost of living cris...
15 Dec 202229min
Sandy Hook a decade on: How the AR-15 became ‘America’s Rifle’
It’s been 10 years since America’s deadliest mass shooting in an elementary (primary) school. In the years since, the weapon used - the AR-15 - has also been deployed in some of the decade’s most horr...
14 Dec 202235min
Two voices from Ukraine: 'You cannot get used to this'
Today, we hear from two Ukrainian journalists who we spoke to back in March, at the beginning of Russia's invasion. At that time, Kateryna Malofieieva was in the Donbas, following the ever-shifting fr...
13 Dec 202236min
Moral hypocrisy: Why are our celebrities so nice?
Are we living in a world where there is pressure on those in the public eye to exude virtue above all else? Where has this sensibility come from and is it leading to a blandness in our arts and cultur...
12 Dec 202227min
Do private schools need a rethink?
In the last few weeks, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for private schools in the UK to have their charitable status scrapped, but why?Also today, The Sunday Times launches its annual Pa...
9 Dec 202231min
Rishi Sunak's winter of discontent
As Rishi Sunak outlasts his predecessor in the top job, just how is he doing? With polls suggesting a heavy Conservative loss at the next election, a cost of living crisis and strikes across numerous ...
8 Dec 202228min
Why it's time to talk about male suicide
Seventy-five percent of all lives lost to suicide in the UK are male. And one charity is leading a campaign to do something about it. For this year, The Times and The Sunday Times is supporting the Ca...
7 Dec 202234min
Nato’s arms race with Putin
Putin’s invasion has ushered in a new era of industrial warfare. As the winter freeze sets in, the pace of the war has not yet abated. Weapon stocks are running low and Russia is rearming. The West no...
6 Dec 202228min
