Why are people ‘cured’ by fake science?

How your brain is tricked by placebos.

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Lorry deaths: why spend thousands to reach the UK?

Why Vietnamese young people risk their lives for a better life.

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Why are millennials obsessed with astrology?

The zodiac is in ascendance – thanks to memes.

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What really decides your vote?

It’s going to be one of the most unpredictable elections ever.

• 21 mins

What happened to the Taliban?

9/11 sparked two decades of war, but now it’s time to talk.

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Death Stranding: more than a game?

Superstar game designer Hideo Kojima wants to change the way we behave.

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Caitlyn Jenner: what’s your story?

The Olympic champion and transgender activist on winning and losing.

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Do the Peru Two deserve a second chance?

The owner of 2013’s most notorious hair bun is reinventing herself.

• 22 mins

Who killed Jodie Chesney?

The girl who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Why are bombs going off in Sweden?

A mysterious series of attacks spark a global debate.

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Why did a Chinese row ruin a bake off?

From Versace handbags to NBA players it’s hard to escape Chinese politics

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Election memes: are we being played?

The battle of the thumbs

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Does self-care really make you happy?

Top tips on better mental health from Yale’s most popular professor.

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Why aren’t we talking about Baptista Adjei?

The murder that went unnoticed.

• 20 mins

Has the royal soap opera lost the plot?

The dust settles after Prince Andrew’s disastrous TV interview.

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What’s wrong with plastic surgery?

The rights and wrongs of buying a new body.

• 20 mins

Is mental health breaking the NHS?

Treating depression poses big questions about our health system.

• 23 mins

Drag Race: what’s it done for queer culture?

Drag has sashayed into the mainstream.

• 20 mins

Are billionaires a bad thing?

Why the world is falling out of love with the mega rich.

• 20 mins

Blue Story: is banning the film racist?

Rapman’s movie was pulled after a brawl at a cinema.

• 19 mins

Why is Instagram hiding likes?

Social media takes on the mental health crisis

• 20 mins

Grace Millane: why is ‘rough sex’ a defence?

How a woman's sexual history is exposed in court

• 21 mins

Hillsborough: do we inherit trauma?

How the tragedy affects the next generation.

• 20 mins

Is TikTok being censored?

The meme-making app apologises after banning a teen activist.

• 19 mins

Can terrorists ever really be rehabilitated?

It didn’t work for Usman Khan

• 21 mins

Does climate activism have a privilege problem?

Class, race and saving the planet.

• 18 mins

Why is Trump pardoning war crimes?

The trial of a Navy Seal is dividing the US military.

• 21 mins

Jia Tolentino: is the internet fuelling self-delusion?

The New Yorker writer on living life online.

• 20 mins

Why are young people moving back to Mogadishu?

Somali millennials who are relocating to make a difference.

• 19 mins

Will you be judged for who you vote for?

…and how much does it matter if we don’t agree?

• 22 mins

How come there are protests everywhere?

The same tactics are showing up all around the world.

• 19 mins

Hannah Fry: how scary are algorithms really?

From pregnancy to riots — why maths can predict anything

• 23 mins

Tory win: why are you surprised?

What to say at the Christmas party.

• 24 mins

Amazon: is there any escape?

Jeff Bezos is putting Santa out of business.

• 20 mins

Did Trump kill the Kurdish dream?

How the Kurds were betrayed by the US.

• 19 mins

Raheem Sterling: is he the next Beckham?

How to go from sports star to megabrand.

• 19 mins

Putin: man of the millennium?

Twenty years of the Russian strongman.

• 21 mins

2010s: how did they sound?

The moments, memes, and the music that defined a decade.

• 28 mins

Australian fires: who is to blame?

Reporting from the front line of the climate emergency.

• 20 mins

Iran: how bad is it?

Qasem Soleimani’s killing got #WW3 trending

• 19 mins

Ayia Napa: how can she be guilty?

There’s a lot about this case that doesn’t make sense.

• 19 mins

Harry and Meghan: can you quit the royals?

The break-up caused by the ‘rogue royals’

• 22 mins

Should doctors tell you how to live?

Dr Rangan Chatterjee on changing bad habits.

• 20 mins

How did Britain’s worst serial rapist get away with it?

Reynhard Sinaga preyed on men for over two years.

• 21 mins

Could AI do your job?

How to prepare for a world without work.

• 23 mins

How do they really decide an Oscar?

Accusations of racism and sexism haven’t gone away.

• 18 mins

What happened when Iran fired back?

World War 3 hasn’t happened… yet.

• 17 mins

What’s left out of Sex Education?

The people behind the show making the nation blush.

• 20 mins

Is Blue Monday bad for our mental health?

Why you can’t buy your way out of depression.

• 17 mins

Can a new leader save Labour?

It’s a big moment for the party and its future.

• 19 mins

What’s wrong with ayahuasca tourism?

A string of allegations suggests there's a darker side to the psychedelic scene.

• 21 mins

Harvey Weinstein: Is #MeToo on trial?

The movement versus the movie mogul.

• 19 mins

What happened when Trump removed the experts?

He’s changed the way government works.

• 21 mins

What does Goop get right?

Magic cures and the problem with dodgy science.

• 22 mins

Coronavirus: what’s really happening?

What it’s like to live in a city under lockdown.

• 18 mins

Did Huawei just win a tech war?

The Chinese company nears world domination.

• 18 mins

Why are so many Vietnamese people trafficked?

The true cost of cheap nails and cannabis.

• 19 mins

Veganuary: was it worth it?

It’s become a culture war.

• 15 mins

Why was an Irish teenager’s body found in a bag?

The murder of a 17-year-old boy has put drug-fuelled gang violence in the spotlight.

• 20 mins

How do you stop a terror attack?

Early prison release is under scrutiny after Sudesh Amman stabbed two people in London.

• 18 mins

How did a lying breast surgeon destroy so many lives?

The dark side of the healthcare system.

• 17 mins

Is it all looking good for Trump?

The president sort of won the Iowa Democratic caucus.

• 20 mins

Why are we talking about Michael Barrymore?

How the dead man found in his pool still haunts him.

• 22 mins

Parasite: what does it say about South Korea?

The rise of a pop culture powerhouse.

• 18 mins

Why are more young women killing themselves?

How young women are slipping through the cracks.

• 18 mins

Why would anyone spread lies about coronavirus?

The conspiracy theories surrounding the virus.

• 19 mins

Why are people being deported to Jamaica?

The flight that questions what it means to be British.

• 19 mins

Why can’t we sleep?

The solutions for insomnia.

• 19 mins

How do you track extremists online?

Infiltrating the darkest corners of the internet.

• 18 mins

Why is Trump standing up for religious teenagers?

The high school argument that went to the White House.

• 20 mins

Why is No 10 hiring ‘weirdos’?

An unconventional job ad caused a political scandal.

• 21 mins

How should we react to Caroline Flack’s death?

How should we react to Caroline Flack’s death?

• 23 mins

Has Billie Eilish saved the music industry?

The Grammy winner’s success story is more conventional than you think.

• 17 mins

Why would Facebook want to crack down on big tech?

Mark Zuckerberg says he wants new rules for social media.

• 17 mins

Coronavirus: are we all going to catch it?

The disease is spreading across the globe.

• 19 mins

What are police cameras doing with your face print?

Facial recognition technology is being used by the police

• 20 mins

What’s the Harvey Weinstein story?

The rise and fall of the movie mogul.

• 20 mins

Does self-care really make you happy?

Top tips on better mental health from Yale’s most popular professor.

• 25 mins

Can we be green and rich?

Climate policies could boost the UK economy

• 20 mins

Does France have a #MeToo problem?

Liberté, egalité… and sexism?

• 20 mins

Why are people rioting in Delhi?

The deadliest attacks in the Indian capital for decades.

• 15 mins

Should Priti Patel resign?

Bullying allegations mount against the home secretary.

• 20 mins

How do you fight anti-Semitism?

Attacks on Jewish people are on the rise globally

• 19 mins

What made Dubai’s princesses run away?

Three have tried to escape.

• 15 mins

Why are teens getting pregnant in Middlesbrough?

It has a particularly high rate of teenage mums.

• 21 mins

Why would you transition twice?

Some trans men and women are returning to the gender they were assigned at birth.

• 26 mins

Is coronavirus 'worse' than flu?

Why this pandemic is different

• 24 mins

Is wokeness just white guilt?

The author Kiley Reid on her new book Such A Fun Age.

• 17 mins

Will coronavirus take away our jobs?

Covid-19 isn’t just a medical problem.

• 16 mins

Do we really understand drill?

Some want the music genre banned.

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