Is the House of Lords beyond fixing?
Every prime minister's last act in office is to choose a final list of people to elevate to the House of Lords, parliament's second chamber. And Boris Johnson's resignation honours are already kicking...
29 Nov 202227min
How a dead police officer’s phone exposed misogyny, corruption and racism
In 2020, retired Gwent police officer Ricky Jones took his own life. Jones’s family - who he’d subjected to years of abuse - looked through his old iPhone to try to understand more about their husband...
28 Nov 202234min
The Stasi's Romeo Agents (Pt 2) - The Spy Who Left Me
Romeo agents have infiltrated the West German Government by wooing secretaries of high-up officials. In the second part of this two-part series, a new agent reveals information about corruption at the...
25 Nov 202232min
The Stasi's Romeo Agents (Pt 1) - School for Seduction
What’s the best way to spy on your enemies? Sleep with their secretaries. In part one of this two-part series, new evidence is unearthed of East Germany‘s ruthless blueprint for Cold War sexpionage, r...
24 Nov 202227min
Undercover at Boohoo: The human cost of fast fashion
Fast fashion clothing company Boohoo has exploded in popularity since the pandemic. After reports of appalling working conditions in 2020, the company had made a big show of trying to do better. So ha...
23 Nov 202229min
The perfect storm facing the NHS
Amid staff shortages, Covid backlogs and potentially the first national nursing strike in the NHS’s history, the health service is facing a challenging winter ahead. How did we get here? And just how ...
22 Nov 202231min
Donald Trump's third run
It was the worst-kept secret in US politics: that former President Trump would be running again in 2024. After a disappointing midterm election for Republicans, where Trump candidates under-performed,...
21 Nov 202228min
Putin’s humiliation, Kherson’s liberation: Inside an occupied city
Ukrainian troops forced Putin’s war machine into a chaotic exit from the city of Kherson last Friday. After eight months of Russian occupation, it was free.But as the Russians fled, stories of brutali...
18 Nov 202222min
