El Salvador: The rise of the ‘world’s coolest dictator’
Not long ago, the tiny nation of El Salvador had the highest murder rate in the world. Now, it has the highest incarceration rate. President Nayib Bukele – who has described himself as “the world’s co...
14 Aug 202328min
Can Lizzo survive a harassment lawsuit?
Pop superstar Lizzo has said a lawsuit with claims of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment are ‘false’. Three former dancers have brought legal action against the singer, her dance captain...
11 Aug 202328min
Why so many MPs are calling it quits
With an election just around the corner, politicians are quitting Westminster in their droves, many of them under 40. Is the job broken – or are they just jumping before they're pushed? We meet the le...
10 Aug 202328min
Why heating our homes with hydrogen could be a pipe dream
In the neighbourhood of Whitby in Cheshire, residents had to grapple with a question that many more of us will have to ask in the coming years: how should we heat our homes if we’re no longer allowed ...
9 Aug 202325min
Why Niger's latest coup opens a door for Putin in Africa
Niger, in west Africa, has suffered its fifth coup in just over six decades of independence. This one could have repercussions far beyond its borders – not least because Africa, not the Middle East, i...
8 Aug 202327min
Why Gen Z are giving up booze
Younger people are turning away from alcohol, with Gen Z most likely to be teetotal – including Spider-Man actor Tom Holland. Millennials, too, are drinking less than their parents. What's prompted th...
7 Aug 202327min
The art of the political lunch, with Tim Shipman
This Sunday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast – the Red Box politics podcast with Matt Chorley.Very few people have had as many political lunches as Sunday Times chief pol...
5 Aug 202335min
Trump: The charges for conspiring to overturn the election
This week, for the third time in only a few months, former president Donald Trump was indicted, pleading 'not guilty' to four federal charges that argue he was part of a conspiracy that sought to defr...
4 Aug 202328min
