Why has a teenager’s death triggered riots in France?
A week after police shot dead a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent, named as Nahel Merzouk, as he drove away from a traffic stop, riots continue across France. The officer who shot Nahel has been cha...
3 Juli 202316min
Narendra Modi: Why India's leader is being courted by the West
Narendra Modi has been doing the rounds on the international stage – most recently meeting US president Joe Biden in Washington, where he received a 21-gun salute during his visit. India's prime minis...
2 Juli 202314min
Sex, Lies and Police spies: The Met’s undercover police scandal
The first report from a seven-year inquiry into undercover policing in England and Wales has been published, finding that undercover policing deployments were unjustified and would have been "brought ...
29 Juni 202319min
Sewage, leaks and hosepipe bans: Should our water companies be nationalised?
The revelation that ministers are considering bringing Thames Water into temporary public ownership has reopened the fierce debate over the privatisation of the country's water industry. It comes afte...
28 Juni 202319min
COVID Inquiry: Why were we not prepared for a pandemic?
The COVID inquiry has started, with the first part looking into how resilient and prepared the country was for a pandemic. Former Conservative prime minister David Cameron, ex-chancellor George Osbour...
27 Juni 202317min
Wagner mutiny: What’s next for the war and Putin’s Russia?
President Putin's hold on power in Russia has been shaken following a brief mutiny over the weekend led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the private military group Wagner. An apparent deal between Pu...
26 Juni 202320min
Roe v Wade one year on
Saturday 24 June marks a year since the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade ruling, ending a federal right to abortion access. In 14 states, most abortions are now banned, with no exception for...
25 Juni 202321min
The tragedy of the Titan submersible and the dangers of diving down to the Titanic
Search and rescue efforts to locate a missing submersible with five passengers inside has become a recovery mission after the US Coast Guard determined there was “a catastrophic loss of the pressure c...
22 Juni 202315min
