The untold story of the woman who escaped the Yorkshire Ripper
In the summer of 1979, Ruth Shaw was a student in Bradford, walking alone one night when she encountered Peter Sutcliffe – the serial killer the papers had nicknamed the Yorkshire Ripper. But her enco...
28 Sep 202332min
On the frontline: One night in Ukraine
We bring you the story of one Ukrainian command post as a patrol runs into chaos on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, with Anthony Loyd who returned from reporting there last week. Plus, what shou...
27 Sep 202327min
Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘hell' island and the woman who exposed its secrets
For the past four years, the former Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands has been entrenched in a battle with the estate of the financier, paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. In an exc...
26 Sep 202334min
Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic?
It’s a diabetic drug that recently became a weight loss diet fad for the rich because of its ability to suppress hunger. Now, Wegovy, a drug similar to Ozempic, has been approved specifically for weig...
25 Sep 202330min
How the rich and powerful try to intimidate the press
This week the editors of The Times and The Sunday Times wrote to the justice secretary, calling for a crackdown on the misuse of libel laws by the super-rich. Together with more than 60 editors, repor...
23 Sep 202332min
How HS2 went off the rails
The high speed railway HS2 has been quietly graded ‘red’ by the government’s infrastructure watchdog, meaning successful delivery appears unachievable. The cost of the line - planned to run between Lo...
22 Sep 202324min
Russell Brand investigation: What happened next
Last weekend The Times and The Sunday Times – together with Channel 4's Dispatches – broke the news of allegations against Russell Brand including rape and sexual assault. Russell Brand strongly denie...
20 Sep 202336min
Death in the blood: The most shocking scandal in NHS history
From the 1970s onwards, an estimated 5,000 NHS patients were given contaminated blood products, which contained deadly diseases like hepatitis and HIV. Today, half of those infected have died. How did...
20 Sep 202335min
