The third wave: Should the June unlocking go ahead?
One week from today, Boris Johnson has a big decision to make. Is it time to declare 'freedom day' on the 21st of June? Or could the government be walking into another mistake?This podcast was brought...
7 Juni 202129min
How student drug-taking reached new highs (and lows) in lockdown
For much of the pandemic, university students have been confined to their halls for months on end. For some, drugs became a way to pass the time. But as lockdown lifts, will the rise in student drug t...
4 Juni 202126min
Why the Wuhan lab leak theory is being taken seriously
President Biden has launched a 90-day investigation into the origins of the virus, following reports which give fresh life to the Wuhan lab-leak hypothesis. Once regarded as a conspiracy theory, the i...
3 Juni 202130min
Trash Island: The mountain of plastic blighting the Balkans
In the middle of one of the world's most beautiful rivers, the Drina, there now floats an island of rubbish – with no one taking responsibility. How did a landscape already ravaged by war become bligh...
2 Juni 202127min
Millennials: Why can't they get on the housing ladder?
Living the British dream – as dozens of TV shows testify – has always meant owning your own home. But today, if you’re a millennial in a city, a dream is quite possibly what it will remain. What's sto...
1 Juni 202126min
Failures of State: The Dominic Cummings evidence
It was a day that brought Westminster to a standstill. Today the Sunday Times Insight team analyses the nearly 7 hours of evidence the former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings gave to parliament...
31 Maj 202142min
How Belarus hijacked a plane
On Sunday afternoon, a Ryanair flight to Vilnius made a sudden and dramatic landing in Minsk. In what some have described as state sponsored kidnapping, a prominent Belarusian opposition activist was ...
27 Maj 202129min
The secret life of Bill Gates
Since the announcement of the divorce between Bill and Melinda Gates, a fuller picture of the Microsoft billionaire’s life is emerging. What could it mean for the world's biggest private charitable fo...
26 Maj 202125min
