Rebuilding Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover
Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, a humanitarian crisis has unfolded in Afghanistan. Foreign financial government support has run dry, and aid agencies are left to plug the gaps amid drought ...
22 Dec 202233min
Strikes: Is there any end in sight?
Strike action on a scale not seen since the 1980s is set to continue into January as workers demand pay rises to match spiralling inflation. Today, as ambulance crews in England and Wales begin a stri...
21 Dec 202230min
A life well lived: Remembering those we lost in 2022
The Times has an august history of recording the lives of significant people, and has been doing so in the obituaries pages since the 19th century. Today, we remember some of the people who may not be...
20 Dec 202230min
The British man rescuing Ukrainians from Putin’s war
British volunteer Dave Young has rescued over 800 Ukrainians from the war's frontline, as well as losing his right eye to shrapnel. Anthony Loyd and filmmaker Federica De Caria join Dave in the city o...
19 Dec 202231min
Qatar 2022: 'Like globalisation on an acid trip'
As one of the most controversial World Cups in living memory heads towards its final climax this weekend -- what was it actually like being there? And for the host nation -- after scandals, condemnati...
16 Dec 202231min
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
